Clinicians' Views on Low-lying IUDs or Systems
Clinicians' Views on Low-lying IUDs or Systems
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) or levonorgestrel (LNG)-releasing systems (IUSs) are easily identified on pelvic ultrasound examination and occasionally during such scans are found to be low-lying or malpositioned within the uterus. This presents the clinician with several questions: is the device still effective, could it be causing symptoms and, of course, what should we do about it?
There is no formal published guidance on this matter and we were interested to find out what views senior specialists held and what current practice was. We designed a short survey to explore this question, the results of which are reported here.
Background
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) or levonorgestrel (LNG)-releasing systems (IUSs) are easily identified on pelvic ultrasound examination and occasionally during such scans are found to be low-lying or malpositioned within the uterus. This presents the clinician with several questions: is the device still effective, could it be causing symptoms and, of course, what should we do about it?
There is no formal published guidance on this matter and we were interested to find out what views senior specialists held and what current practice was. We designed a short survey to explore this question, the results of which are reported here.
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