Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29386944›Full record

ReviewOpen access journal of contraception2016

New developments in intrauterine device use: focus on the US.

Anita L Nelson, Natasha Massoudi

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Review in Open access journal of contraception, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Observational
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  3. Non-hormonal Contraception: Current and Emerging Targets.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  7. Current radiopharmaceuticals · 2024
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  8. Migration of Intra-Uterine Devices.Open access journal of contraception · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anita L NelsonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA.
Natasha MassoudiAmerican University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many more women in the US today rely upon intrauterine devices (IUDs) than in the past. This increased utilization may have substantially contributed to the decline in the percentage of unintended pregnancies in the US. Evidence-based practices have increased the number of women who are medically eligible for IUDs and have enabled more rapid access to the methods. Many women enjoy freedom to use IUDs without cost, but for many the impact of the Affordable Care Act has yet to be realized. Currently, there are three hormonal IUDs and one copper IUD available in the US. Each IUD is extremely effective, convenient, and safe. The newer IUDs have been tested in populations not usually included in clinical trials and provide reassuring answers to older concerns about IUD use in these women, including information about expulsion, infection, and discontinuation. On the other hand, larger surveillance studies have provided new estimates about the risks of complications such as perforation, especially in postpartum and breastfeeding women. This article summarizes significant features of each IUD and provides a summary of the differences to aid clinicians in the US and other countries in advising women about IUD choices.

Indexed as

bleeding patternscopper intrauterine devicelevonorgestrel intrauterine systemsmedical eligibilitynoncontraceptive benefitsplacement painsafetysame-day/quick start initiation

Identifiers

PMID29386944
PMCPMC5683151

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