2009
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0918-6
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Accidental introduction of a contraceptive vaginal ring into the urinary bladder

Abstract: Vaginal contraceptive rings should be added to the list of potential intravesical foreign bodies causing lower urinary tract symptoms.

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“…1 Despite the device being available for over 20 years, 4 reports of inadvertent insertion into the bladder remains incredibly rare, with only four cases described in the international literature. [5][6][7][8] Similar to our patient, all cases reported were of young women, most of whom had been using the device for a short duration. No cases identified a cause or technique that had increased the device's susceptibility to be inserted into the bladder.…”
Section: A Nuvaring Caught In the Wrong Spotsupporting
confidence: 80%
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“…1 Despite the device being available for over 20 years, 4 reports of inadvertent insertion into the bladder remains incredibly rare, with only four cases described in the international literature. [5][6][7][8] Similar to our patient, all cases reported were of young women, most of whom had been using the device for a short duration. No cases identified a cause or technique that had increased the device's susceptibility to be inserted into the bladder.…”
Section: A Nuvaring Caught In the Wrong Spotsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Importantly, this does not affect the device's efficacy if it is reinserted within a three‐hour period 1 . Despite the device being available for over 20 years, 4 reports of inadvertent insertion into the bladder remains incredibly rare, with only four cases described in the international literature 5–8 . Similar to our patient, all cases reported were of young women, most of whom had been using the device for a short duration.…”
Section: Figuresupporting
confidence: 60%
“…The solitary exception is intravesicular placement. Currently, there are two case reports of accidental self-insertion of the NuvaRing into the bladder with subsequent symptoms of urinary urgency, frequency, and pelvic pain until the ring was located and removed 41,42. Insertion instructions should, thus, be reviewed with the patient and insertion demonstrated in the office if necessary.…”
Section: Safetymentioning
confidence: 99%