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Practitioner 2011 – 255 (1745): 14

Timing of IUD insertion after termination

22 Nov 2011Registered users

Uptake of IUD insertion is greater when it is offered immediately after termination than when insertion is delayed for four to six weeks. Expulsion and bleeding were no higher in the early insertion group a study has found. The authors conclude that immediate insertion of a copper IUD after medical termination should be offered routinely to women. [With external links to current evidence]

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