Expulsion and continuation rates of the 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system in adolescents and adult women.

Brull, Eliza; Machado, Helymar C; Bahamondes, Luis; Juliato, Cássia R T

Brull, Eliza; Machado, Helymar C; Bahamondes, Luis; Juliato, Cássia R T.

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Brull E; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Machado HC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Bahamondes L; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Juliato CRT; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.

Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care ; 28(4): 210-215, 2023 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37335234

Adolescents who used the 52 mg LNG-IUD showed expulsion rates similar than adult women. Despite the good continuation rate, adolescents had a lower continuation rate within 35 years of follow-up and high rate of removals due to bleeding/pain than adult users.

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Contraceptive Agents, Female; Intrauterine Devices, Copper; Intrauterine Devices, Medicated; Pregnancy; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Child; Young Adult; Levonorgestrel; Retrospective Studies

Key words

52 mg LNG-IUD; Intrauterine device; adolescents; continuation rate; expulsion

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Contraceptive Agents, Female / Intrauterine Devices, Medicated / Intrauterine Devices, Copper Type of study: Observational_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care Journal subject: MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA / SERVICOS DE PLANEJAMENTO FAMILIAR Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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