Case-series report: management of post-menopausal bleeding in the presence of an intrauterine device.

Contraception

Department of Women's Health, Whittington Hospital, N19 5NF, London, United Kingdom.

Published: November 2002

Post-menopausal bleeding in the presence of prolonged use of an intrauterine device should be investigated with hysteroscopy and endometrial sampling to rule out endometrial pathology. Here, we present two cases of prolonged use of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD), both associated with endometrial pathology, to illustrate the importance of these investigations.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0010-7824(02)00364-5DOI Listing

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