...Jule Eriç; Yunus Emre Purut; Hatice Harmancı Introduction: Fear of procedural pain or stress may be a barrier to women accessing intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of video-assisted information on the anxiety and pain levels of patients...

...Shu-Ping Hou; Wen-Lei Zhu; Shu-Min Li; Yin-Cheng Teng Background/Aims: Providing preabortion contraceptive counseling for the method of contraception may reduce the incidence of repeat abortions. This study aimed to compare the acceptance and continuation rates of intrauterine devices (IUDs...

... for statistical evaluation. Results: A total of 290 women of reproductive age were enrolled. In the multivariate analysis, unmarried status (odds ratio [OR] 2.606, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.257-5.402), use of an intrauterine device (OR 4.989, 95% CI 1.922-12.952), long-term use of antibiotics (OR 11.176, 95...

...Bulent Cakmak; Sinan Sabit Ozalp; Mustafa Fuat Acikalin; Mehmet Can Nacar Objective: To assess leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression as markers of intrauterine device (IUD) efficacy in a rat model. Methods: Twenty nulliparous female Wistar rats...

... not show cyclic variations. A copper intrauterine device had no effect on the endo-metrial androgen, estrogen and progestin receptor concentrations. 18 03 1983 16 06 1983 16 3 2010 © 1984 S. Karger AG, Basel 1984 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved...

...Yossef Ezra; Arie Birkenfeld; Itzhak S. Levij It is generally assumed that the intrauterine device (IUD) exerts its action by altering endometrial receptivity for the implanting embryo. The most frequently encountered endometrial reaction reported in the presence of an IUD is a chronic inflammatory...

...O. Shen; A. Ben Chetrit; E.J. Margalioth; O. Lavie; R.R. Rabinowitz Aim: To determine the effect of a copper-medicated intrauterine device (IUD) on ovarian, uterine, arcuate, radial and subendometrial Doppler-derived indices of blood flow. Method: 23 regularly menstruating patients requested...

...Hee Seoung Kim; Noh Hyun Park; Keoung Ah Park; Soon Beom Kang Pelvic actinomycosis in women most commonly occurs during ascending infections, usually associated with intrauterine devices (IUDs). However, secondary hepatic actinomycosis is very rare. A 47-year-old woman using IUDs for 18 years...

...Wen-Chiung Hsu; Yu-Hsiang Lee; Daw-Yuan Chang Candida infection should be considered in an individual with a pelvic abscess that is unresponsive to conventional antibiotic therapy, particularly in the presence of an intrauterine device. We present a case of a tuboovarian abscess caused by Candida...

... it is frequently reported in pregnant women or postmenopausal women who have vascular disease, our case is a 42-year-old woman in the perimenopausal period who presented with fever and a tender lower abdominal mass. She used the intrauterine device as a contraceptive method but leiomyoma had never been found...

...Gabriele S. Merki-Feld; Andrea Gosewinkel; Bruno Imthurn; Brigitte Leeners Background: The aim of the present study was to identify a possible association between tubal pathology and the contraceptive methods previously used, especially third generation copper intrauterine devices (IUDs). Method...

...I. Viberga; V. Odlind; L. Berglund Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical course of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and factors that could predict failed conservative treatment of PID. Additionally, the study aimed to examine the role of age and intrauterine device (IUD...

...Seyide Soysal; Mehmet E. Soysal Background/Aims: To determine the efficacy of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) insertion in menorrhagic patients who have at least one type II myoma according to the European Society of Hysteroscopy. The primary outcome measures were menstrual...

...Yukoku Tamaoka; Hideki Orikasa; Yukari Sumi; Keiichi Sakakura; Kiyoshi Kamei; Midori Nagatani; Sachiko Ezawa The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of a danazol-releasing intrauterine device (D-IUD) in the treatment of endometrial hyperplasia. Twenty patients with endometrial...

...Tayfun Güngör; Emel Ebru Parlakyiğit; Hüseyin Dumanli A 39-year-old multipara was admitted to hospital with lower abdominal pain. She had used an intrauterine device (IUD) for 10 years. Three years ago, her tubes were ligated. Ultrasound examination revealed a 9.5 × 6 cm multiloculated cystic mass...

...Isolina Bonacho; Salvador Pita; M. Inmaculada Gómez-Besteiro Objective: To determine whether, in addition to treatment with antibiotics, it is necessary to remove the intrauterine device (IUD) to eliminate genital colonization by Actinomyces . Methods: A randomized clinical trial was carried out...