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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

A regional referral clinic for intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD)

removal problems.

AUTHORS

Spillane H; Jackson R; Tang L; Newton J

SOURCE

British Journal of Family Planning. 1991 Jan;16(4):139-44.

ABSTRACT

The result of a regional IUD referral clinic were reviewed. The clinic had facilities for intrauterine manipulation, x-ray,

ultrasound scanning, and specially trained staff. The majority of referrals were patients with lost threads (60.7%)

which required either localization of IUD position of IUD removal. An additional 60 patients (29.9%) were referred

after an attempted IUD removal. 7 patients were referred following a failed attempt at IUD insertion. Group 1 (19

patients) had routine clinic removals where the threads were easily identified. Group 2 (116 patients) had difficult

removals requiring intrauterine manipulations to remove the IUD. Group 3 (33 patients) required a general anesthetic,

with 27 having the IUD successfully removed and 3 having a translocated IUD with retrieval from the peritoneal

cavity. Many of the IUDs had been in place for a long time. Of the copper devices (199) and the inert devices (15),

many had been in place for a long period, 46 for more than 4 years and 15 for more than 10. Only 33 with a localized

IUD required general anesthetic. In the majority of cases, it was discomfort with the intrauterine manipulation that

prevented IUD retrieval in the clinic. The need for this type of clinic with trained staff and additional equipment is

discussed, as are the ways in which lost threads can be managed in community family planning clinics.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2018-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "A regional referral clinic for intrauterine contraceptive

device (IUD) removal problems.", is(are) Spillane H; Jackson R; Tang L; Newton J. The source of this article is

"British Journal of Family Planning. 1991 Jan;16(4):139-44.". This article was published in 1991 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2018-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12018

This article is peer-reviewed.

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