Articles Tagged With: IUD
-
U.S. Teens Less Likely Than Peers in Norway to Use Hormonal Contraceptives
Teen birth rates have fallen in recent years, but the rate in the United States is higher than in other high-income countries, including the Netherlands and all Scandinavian countries. The U.S. teen birth rate is 16.7 births per 1,000 teens — 73% lower than the peak in 1991. In Norway, the teen birth rate is 2.8 births per 1,000 teens. -
Researchers Make Case for Same-Day LARC Access
In recent years, studies have shown the benefits of same-day contraception access. But practice has not always caught up with research. -
Pandemic Affected Family Planning, Abortions, Contraceptive Counseling
New research highlights the challenges many reproductive health providers and family planning clinics faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include discontinuation of services, such as placing long-acting reversible contraception and prescribing emergency contraceptive pills in advance. -
What Is New in Contraception?
The new editions of Contraceptive Technology and Managing Contraception include important updates to several forms of contraception, including progestin-only pills. -
Disease-Specific Contraceptive Counseling Needed for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Healthcare providers need to focus on educating women with sickle cell disease about different types of contraception, efficacy, and risks while addressing disease-specific concerns. Women with sickle cell disease are at risk for pregnancy complications, such as higher risks for maternal and fetal mortality, pre-eclampsia, and intrauterine growth restriction. -
When Is the Ideal Time in the Menstrual Cycle for IUD Insertion?
In this retrospective cohort study, women using the levonorgestrel intrauterine device for noncontraceptive indications had higher expulsion rates (38% vs. 17%, P = 0.03) when insertion occurred on day 1 to day 8 of the menstrual cycle compared to after day 8.
-
Are Modern Intrauterine Devices Associated with Infertility?
In this prospective cohort study of 461 women, there was no association between intrauterine device use and time to conception (hazard ratio, 1.25; 95% confidence interval, 0.99-1.58). However, past Mycoplasma genitalium infection was found to be associated with longer times to conception and lower conception rates by 12 months (68% vs. 80%, P = 0.02).
-
The Levonorgestrel IUD Is Similarly Effective as the Copper IUD for Emergency Contraception
In this randomized, noninferiority trial among patients seeking emergency contraception after at least one episode of unprotected intercourse within five days of presentation, the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine device (IUD) was noninferior to the copper T30A IUD at preventing pregnancy one month after IUD insertion. Adverse events between the two groups were similar.
-
Study Reveals Increased IUD Expulsion Rate After Vaginal Delivery
Physicians sometimes worry that women who have not given birth will have more difficulty with an intrauterine device, experiencing a higher expulsion rate. But the results of a recent study show that the opposite is true. -
After Decades of Highs and Lows, IUDs Once Again Rising in Popularity
After falling in and out of favor, the intrauterine device (IUD) is once again gaining popularity among women in the United States and worldwide. By 1995, only 0.8% of American women on contraceptives used the IUD. But 20 years later, that percentage shot up to almost 12% using a device. The IUD’s ranking in preferred contraceptive methods rose from 10th to fourth.