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NPs play a pivotal role in preventing unintended pregnancies in the US. This article provides a comprehensive update on emergency contraception (EC) trends, emphasizing the persistent challenge of reducing unintended pregnancies-a key health priority in the Healthy People 2030 initiative. Despite a declining trend in unintended pregnancy rates from 2010 to 2019, national goals have not been met, and healthcare disparities persist.
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January 2025
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty, Shanghai, China.
Background: An intrauterine device (IUD) is a widely used long-term contraceptive device for family planning. However, the IUD can lead to various complications. Severe complications and remedial measures caused by IUDs have been reported in the literature; however, detailed surgical approaches for safely removing the IUD within the minimum surgical range have rarely been described especially in postmenopausal women.
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January 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Background: The use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception has increased in many countries. However, their application has some serious complications such as uterine perforation and injury to adjacent organs. The translocated IUD into the bladder is a very rare occurrence.
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December 2024
Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction: The intrauterine device (IUD) inserted immediately after delivery is a safe and effective measure for preventing unplanned pregnancies. Despite exhibiting a higher expulsion rate compared with later insertions, it proves cost-effective due to the high rate of continuity of the method. There is still a gap in the literature regarding the optimal strategy for monitoring these patients, whether it should be through clinical examination, ultrasound or both.
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January 2025
Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological neoplasm with an increased incidence in the premenopausal population in recent decades. This raises the problem of managing endometrial cancer in fertile women who have not yet achieved pregnancy. In these women, after careful selection, hysterectomy may be postponed in favor of conservative management if specific requirements are met.
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