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2. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

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   The failure rate of a copper IUD is approximately 0.8% and can prevent pregnancy for up to 10 years. The hormonal IUD (also known as levonorgestrel intrauterine system or LNg IUD) releases a small amount of the hormone called progestin that can prevent pregnancy for 3–8 years with a failure rate of 0.1-0.4%. [1]

3. Hormonal intrauterine device - Wikipedia

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   Following this relative lack of success, Dr. Luukkainen replaced the progesterone with the hormone levonorgestrel to be released over a five-year period, creating what is now Mirena. [95] The Mirena IUD was studied for safety and efficacy in two clinical trials in Finland and Sweden involving 1,169 women who were all between 18 and 35 years of ...

4. Intrauterine device - Wikipedia

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   [6] [7] Once an IUD is removed, even after long-term use, fertility returns to normal rapidly. [8] Copper devices have a failure rate of about 0.8%, while hormonal (levonorgestrel) devices fail about 0.2% of the time within the first year of use. [9]

5. How do hormonal IUDs affect breast cancer risk? - AOL

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   IUD use linked to 14 breast cancer cases per every 10,000 women Study participants were followed from the year they started until December 2022, equaling an average of 6.8 years.

6. Women Say They Were Pressured Into Long-Term Birth Control

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   So she allowed the doctor to insert the Mirena, an intrauterine device (IUD) that would prevent pregnancies for up to eight years. ... and she had to have the IUD removed within a year because of ...

7. One woman's IUD fell out without her knowing. Here's ... - AOL

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   After having had my IUD for 10 years, I visited my doctor in 2018 to have it removed. ... This time, I deliberately chose the hormonal IUD Mirena for the benefits of a regulated, lighter period ...

8. Long-acting reversible contraceptives - Wikipedia

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   All LARCs are designed to last for at least three years, with some options (Paraguard Copper IUD) lasting for at least ten years. Although they have higher up-front costs (out-of-pocket costs can range between $500 and $1300), [ 28 ] that cost purchases coverage for longer than other contraceptive methods, which are often purchased on a monthly ...

9. IUD Insertion Doesn't Need to be Painful. Here’s What Your ...

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   McNicholas’s Planned Parenthood branch made headlines earlier this year when it became the first in its region of southwestern Missouri to advertise IUD sedation options for all patients who ...