dc.contributor.author | Shih, Elizabeth Meza | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Zolotor, Adam J. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Firnhaber, Gina Cahoon | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Little available evidence specifically addresses the benefits and risks of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in adolescents. Most studies have evaluated IUD use in nulliparous adults. Levonorgestrel IUDs cause less menstrual bleeding than oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) in adult nulliparous women without differences in complications or pregnancy rates (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, one RCT). Levonorgestrel IUDs appear to have similar expulsion and continuation rates in adolescents and adults (SOR: B, one prospective study). Adult nulliparous women who discontinue IUDs have subsequent birth rates similar to women who stop using OCPs or barrier methods. (SOR: B, limited quality evidence). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/16050 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2012 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network. | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 61, no. 11 (November 2012): 695a-695b. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | birth control | eng |
dc.subject | adolescent population | eng |
dc.subject | intrauterine device | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Intrauterine contraceptives -- Complications | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Teenagers -- Health risk assessment | eng |
dc.title | What are the benfits and risks of IUDs in adolescents? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |