Intrauterine Device Insertion Procedure Duration in Adolescent and Young Adult Women.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Intrauterine device (IUD) utilization in the United States is low among adolescent and young adult women. Longer procedure duration has been proposed as one potential barrier to IUD insertion in this population. We hypothesized that procedure duration would be longer in adolescents compared to young adult women.

Design, setting, and participants

This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of a lidocaine vs sham paracervical nerve block for pain control during levonorgestrel 13.5 mg IUD insertion. Adolescent and young adult women ages 14-22 years were recruited from 3 outpatient academic sites in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Interventions and main outcome measures

Pain scores were recorded at 7 steps dur

SUBMITTER: O'Flynn O'Brien KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6570557 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature