The efficacy of intrauterine devices for emergency contraception and beyond: a systematic review update.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The copper intrauterine device (IUD) is a very effective form of emergency contraception. The failure rate is about 0.1%. IUDs are also very cost-effective when used as long acting-reversible contraception (LARC). The purpose of this review is to attempt to confirm these findings.

Methods

The references for this study were generated by entering the terms "intrauterine device" and "emergency contraception" in Medline, PubMed, Popline, Global Health and ClinicalTrials.gov. Chinese references were obtained from the Wanfang database. For the emergency contraception study, articles with a defined population who were followed up until outcome were eligible. Women who were adequately followed for at least 6 months were included in the long term arm of the study.

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SUBMITTER: Goldstuck ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6709799 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature