ACCIDENTAL INSERTION OF MULTIPLE IUDs

ACCIDENTAL INSERTION OF MULTIPLE IUDs

Data are presented for 7 women, each having two IUDs in utero. Five of these patients developed symptoms of abnormal bleeding and/or pelvic pain and 2 were asymptomatic. Three women had received the second IUD because it was assumed the first one had been expelled when the filaments were no longer p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 1976-03, Vol.47 (3), p.369-372
Hauptverfasser: MILLEN, ANITA, BERNSTEIN, GERALD S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Female
Humans
Hysterosalpingography
Intrauterine Device Expulsion
Intrauterine Devices
Pregnancy
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Zusammenfassung:Data are presented for 7 women, each having two IUDs in utero. Five of these patients developed symptoms of abnormal bleeding and/or pelvic pain and 2 were asymptomatic. Three women had received the second IUD because it was assumed the first one had been expelled when the filaments were no longer palpable or visible. Other causes, as well as the prevention, diagnosis, and potential danger of this complication, are discussed.
ISSN:0029-7844
1873-233X