The "forgotten" intrauterine device: a cause of infertility

The "forgotten" intrauterine device: a cause of infertility

We present a case of infertility due to a "forgotten" IUD. Users of intrauterine devices are reported to have an increased risk of frank or subclinical genital infections which later may be the cause of infertility. Other mechanisms of causing infertility are possible. During the last two...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 1993-09, Vol.253 (3), p.143-144
Hauptverfasser: Knudsen, H J, Rasmussen, K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infertility, Female - diagnostic imaging
Infertility, Female - etiology
Intrauterine Devices
Population
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:We present a case of infertility due to a "forgotten" IUD. Users of intrauterine devices are reported to have an increased risk of frank or subclinical genital infections which later may be the cause of infertility. Other mechanisms of causing infertility are possible. During the last two years we have seen three infertile patients with an IUD in situ. Two had ovulation, and one got pregnant immediately after the IUD was removed.
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/BF02767331