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  • Title: Pregnancies with intra-uterine contraceptive device in situ.
    Author: Nahamanovici C, Eymery JP, Salvat J, Robert Y, Racinet C.
    Journal: Contracept Fertil Sex (Paris); 1979 May; 7(5):341-7. PubMed ID: 12335901.
    Abstract:
    34 cases of pregnancy with IUD in situ were observed in 715 IUD wearers, i.e. a 4.7% failure. Patients were mostly nulliparous, and between 20-24; IUDs were of several types, both inert and copper; time elapsed from insertion to occurrence of pregnancy went from 6 months to 2 years. Of the 34 pregnancies 3 were tubal; after celioscopy 2 salpingectomies and l salpingostomy were performed. 17 patients requested abortion, while 14 accepted the pregnancy. The IUD was successfully removed in 11 of these patients, while removal was impossible in the other 3 cases. There were in all 7 normal pregnancies and deliveries, and 7 spontaneous abortions. When a pregnancy occurs with IUD in situ it is necessary, after IUD removal, to watch for complications due to infection, for premature delivery, and for hemorrhage during delivery. It has not been proven that pregnancy with IUD in situ can result in malformations of the newborn.
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