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YEAR: 1998

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Characterization of calcified deposits on contraceptive intrauterine devices.

AUTHORS

Patai K; Berenyi M; Sipos M; Noszal B

SOURCE

CONTRACEPTION. 1998 Nov;58(5):305-8.

ABSTRACT

Calcium incrustation on the surface of an IUD significantly increases the likelihood of side effects such as bacterial

and fungoid infections. The time-dependence of calcification on IUDs and the chemical composition of calcified

deposits were investigated in devices removed from more than 200 healthy women with lower abdominal complaints

or a planned or accidental pregnancy. A linear relationship was found between the amount of incrustation on plastic

IUDs and the duration of IUD use. Incrustment formation was faster when inflammation occurred, presumably as a

result of enhanced excretion of incrustment-forming compounds, but pregnancy had no effect on this rate. Deposit

formation on copper IUDs was less uniform and proceeded at a slower rate. The incrustments were characterized by

x-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, x-ray microprobe, and ultramicrochemical stone analysis techniques. On

average, incrustments were composed of calcium carbonate (75%), organic matrix (20%), and apatite (5%). The rate

of incrustation depended not only on the size and quality of the IUD, but also on the individual capability of the uterus

to produce calcium ions. The growth of incrustments on IUDs can be monitored by noninvasive ultrasonography.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 4589-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Characterization of calcified deposits on contraceptive

intrauterine devices.", is(are) Patai K; Berenyi M; Sipos M; Noszal B. The source of this article is

"CONTRACEPTION. 1998 Nov;58(5):305-8.". This article was published in 1998 in English language(s).

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