The levonorgestrel intrauterine device
Thiery, M.; Van der Pas, H.; Delbarge, W.; Van Kets, H.
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 49(2): 186-188
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-5751 PMID: 2495236 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1026574Document Number: 364753
The levonorgestrel IUD offers a valuable improvement for women, who develop menorrhagia with conventional IUDs. However, since the levonorgestrel Nova-T induces amenorrhea and spotting in a substantial proportion of the patients, it is advisable, before insertion, to evaluate the acceptor's reaction to the "new" bleeding pattern induced by the steroid IUD.
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