Risk of uterine perforation with levonorgestrel-releasing and copper intrauterine devices in the European Active Surveillance Study on Intrauterine Devices

Contraception

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 274-279

  Heinemann, Klaas ^a   Reed, Suzanne ^a   Moehner, Sabine ^a   Do Minh, Thai ^a  

^a ZEG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copper; Intrauterine device; Levonorgestrel; Uterine perforation

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; DELIVERY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEVONORGESTREL RELEASING INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS PERFORATION; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTERINE PERFORATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE PERFORATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925358585     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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