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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The effect of intrauterine contraceptive devices on ovarian and menstrual

function in the human.

AUTHORS

Martin PM; Brown JB

SOURCE

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 36(6): 1125-1131. June 1973.

ABSTRACT

To determine the effect of intrauterine device (IUD) implantation on ovarian and menstrual function, analysis of

urinary estrogens and pregnanediol and plasma progesterone was made in 10 women throughout at least 2

menstrual cycles, one in which the IUD was in place and one without, so that the patient would serve as her own

control. 3 types of IUDs were used (Lippes loops, Grafenberg rings, and Inhibands) but their mode of action was

assumed to be the same. Serial measurements of the steroids showed normal levels in all phases of the ovulatory

cycle with no significant differences between the IUD and control cycles. No IUD influence was detected on

follicular development, ovulation, or function of the corpus luteum. The lengths of the luteal phases, calculated as

the interval between the midcycles estrogen peak and the onset of menstruation, were significantly shorter in the IUD

cycles than in the controls by a mean of 2.3 days (p<.001). However, 70% of the luteal phases in the IUD cycles were

still within the normal range of duration. Since steroid values in the IUD cycles were significantly (p=.01) higher on

the day before menstruation in the control cycles, but not higher earlier in the cycle, it is concluded that the IUD's

effect of shortened luteal phases is a result of local effects on the endometrium and is not due to hormonal

alterations. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 569-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The effect of intrauterine contraceptive devices on ovarian

and menstrual function in the human.", is(are) Martin PM; Brown JB. The source of this article is "Journal of Clinical

Endocrinology and Metabolism 36(6): 1125-1131. June 1973.". This article was published in 1973 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 569-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35569

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