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  2. Hormonal intrauterine device - Wikipedia

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    However, a study in the Mirena application for FDA approval found a lower continuation of breastfeeding at 75 days in hormonal IUD users (44%) versus copper IUD users (79%). [39]: 37 When using Mirena, about 0.1% of the maternal dose of levonorgestrel can be transferred via milk to the nursed infant. [40]

  3. Levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

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    The typical dosage is either 1.5 mg taken once or 0.75 mg taken 12–24 hours apart. [37] The effectiveness in both methods is similar. [ 37 ] The most widely used form of oral emergency contraception is the progestin-only pill , which contains a 1.5 mg dosage of levonorgestrel. [ 36 ]

  4. Intrauterine device - Wikipedia

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    Mirena [30] Skyla [31] Liletta [32] Kyleena [33] Hormone (total in device) None 52 mg levonorgestrel 13.5 mg levonorgestrel 52 mg levonorgestrel 19.5 mg levonorgestrel Initial amount released None 20 μg/day 14 μg/day 18.6 μg/day 16 μg/day Approved effectiveness 10 years (12 years) 5 years (10 years) 3 years 3 years (5 years) 5 years

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

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    It’s more likely to happen to women who have never been pregnant or are younger than 20 years old. Research shows that adolescents ages 14 to 19 have a higher risk of IUD expulsion than older women.

  6. Long-acting reversible contraceptives - Wikipedia

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    This program decreased unplanned adolescent pregnancies in Colorado by about half. There was a similar decline of unplanned pregnancies in unmarried women under 25 who have not finished high school. Use of LARC methods by children of child-bearing age in the state increased to 20% during the 2009–2014 period.

  7. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    every 1 hour (can replace 1 with other numbers) q4PM at 4:00 pm (can replace 4 with other numbers) mistaken to mean every 4 hours q.a.d. quaque alternis die: every other day q.a.m. quaque die ante meridiem: every morning (every day before noon) q.d./q.1.d. quaque die: every day

  8. List of medical abbreviations: Q - Wikipedia

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    once every 6 hours q2wk: once every 2 weeks qAc Before every meal (from Latin quaque ante cibum) q.a.d. every other day (from Latin quaque altera die) QALY: quality-adjusted life year: q.AM: every day before noon (from Latin quaque die ante meridiem) q.d. every day (from Latin quaque die) q.d.s. four times each day (from Latin quater die ...

  9. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

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    For example, a failure rate of 20% means that 20 of 100 women become pregnant during the first year of use. Note that the rate may go above 100% if all women, on average, become pregnant within less than a year. In the degenerated case of all women becoming pregnant instantly, the rate would be infinite.

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