Articles Tagged With: IUD
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Telehealth Expands Contraceptive Access, but Some Youth Just Want Face-to-Face Care
A research review involving telemedicine-delivered contraceptive health services to female adolescents and young adults revealed that youth find these acceptable, but some reported a preference for in-person care.
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IUD Perforations Are Rare, but Risk Is Slightly Higher for Nursing Mothers
New research shows that perforation from IUDs is incredibly rare, although the risk is slightly higher with breastfeeding at the time of insertion. Overall, the rate of any perforation was fewer than two per 1,000 person-years.
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Study Raises Awareness About IUD Perforation
The complication is rare, but the manufacturer updated its safety information.
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Research Shows Benefits of Policies Increasing Access to Postpartum LARC
Medicaid expansion and other policies can make postpartum LARC more affordable. States also can create ways to make LARC affordable through programs in which hospitals can bill separately for intrauterine devices and their insertion. -
More Low-Income Women Used IUDs After Introduction of Low- or No-Cost Options
LARC offers many safety and efficacy benefits. But there remain barriers in cost and the need for in-person clinic visits. The results of recent research show that as the cost is decreased, the percentage of women using IUDs increased. -
Does Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Cause More IUD Expulsions?
In this retrospective cohort study of 6,203 women, there was no difference in expulsion rates between individuals using the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (IUD) for heavy menstrual bleeding and those using it for contraception, using a protocol where the IUD for patients with heavy menstrual bleeding was inserted only after bleeding had ceased or lessened.
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Self-Managed Abortions Becoming More Important as Post-Roe Era Looms
More states are passing highly restrictive anti-abortion legislation that will lead more people to seek abortions out of state or that are self-managed. Advance provision of medication abortion pills is one way to empower women to make their own decisions in the privacy of their homes.
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Is the Timing of Interval Postpartum Insertion of Intrauterine Device Associated with the Frequency of Complications?
Having an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted at four to eight weeks postpartum was associated with higher frequency of uterine perforation, but not higher frequency of expulsion, compared to IUD insertion at nine to 36 weeks postpartum. Overall, perforation and expulsion rates were low.
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Disrupted Contraceptive Care Hurt Disadvantaged Patients the Most
The COVID-19 pandemic affected most women seeking contraceptive care — but those who already are disadvantaged by structural inequities were hit the hardest. The problem worsened as the pandemic continued. The pandemic made reproductive health access disparities worse, creating economic hardship for many women and disproportionately affecting Black, indigenous, and people of color. Recently, researchers found that people were less happy with their ability to access contraceptive care in January 2021 than in July 2020. -
A Tale of Two Times: Contraceptive Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Patients faced difficulties accessing contraceptive care in April 2020 and December 2020, but the steepest drop occurred during the COVID-19 shutdown in April 2020, according to researchers.