Copper-containing, framed intrauterine devices for contraception: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

A retrospective evaluation of the intrauterine device in a patient population in Buenos Aires, Argentina

“…Few (12%) discontinued due to a complication such as pelvic pain or bleeding. Current literature validates reasons for IUD discontinuation due to expulsions and personal choice 3 6 18. Our study provides a timeline of IUD removals to elucidate that IUD discontinuations within the first year of insertion were primarily involuntary and removals after 3 years were by choice.…”

Discontinuation Pattern among Iucd Users: A Study at Tertiary Health Care Centre

“…6 Of all IUCD available, CuT is the oldest method and CuT 380A has been shown to be the best device used in the world today. 7,8 CONClUSION Intrauterine contraceptive method of family planning was found to be most commonly chosen, highly effective contraceptive method, with high continuation rate at 5 years.…”

Length of the endometrial cavity and intrauterine contraceptive device expulsion

“…Several studies [15,16] have evaluated the performance of these 2 IUC models and have reported expulsion rates between 1.0% and 3.0% per year [15][16][17]. However, scarce information is available with respect to the factors associated with expulsion and rarely is an explanation given for this complication [18][19][20].…”