A randomised clinical trial to assess satisfaction with the levonorgestrelreleasing intrauterine system inserted at caesarean section compared to postpartum placement

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 279-283

  Braniff, Kathleen ^a   Gomez, Edmund ^a   Muller, Reinhold ^b  

^a MACKAY BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Intrauterine devices; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system; Medicated; Patient satisfaction; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE DEVICE EXPULSION; LEVONORGESTREL RELEASING INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS PERFORATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; WEIGHT GAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; YOUNG ADULT;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937023024     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12335     Document Type: Article

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