Systematic review of copper intrauterine contraception continuation in young nulliparous women based on intrauterine device type.

Objectives: No copper intrauterine device (IUD) type is known to better suit young nulliparous women who tend to experience higher rates of IUD discontinuation compared with their older parous counterparts. A systematic review to determine which IUDs have higher continuation rates in young nulliparous women was undertaken.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analyses of available evidence based on IUD type.

Higher discontinuation rate with a standard-sized compared to a small-sized 'gold standard' copper intrauterine device: a case-control review.

Background: T-shaped intrauterine devices (IUDs) with a copper surface area of 380 mm and copper bands on the transverse arms are the most effective types of copper-containing IUDs. A small-sized 'gold standard' IUD is available but there has been little research to compare the effects of this small-sized IUD to its standard-sized counterpart.

Aim: To determine discontinuation rates and reasons for discontinuation at 1 year of the small-sized Mini TT380 Slimline IUD compared with the standard-sized TT380 Slimline.

Self-taken vaginal swabs versus clinician-taken for detection of candida and bacterial vaginosis: a case-control study in primary care.

Background: Vaginal discharge and vulvitis are common presenting symptoms in general practice. Few studies have specifically looked at the validity of self-taken low vulvovaginal swabs (LVS) for the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and bacterial vaginosis (BV).

Aim: To assess if patient self-taken LVS are a valid alternative to clinician-taken high vaginal swabs (HVS) for the detection of VVC and BV.