Effects of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and T380A intrauterine copper device on dysmenorrhea and days of bleeding in women with and without adenomyosis

Kelekci S., Kelekci K. H., Yilmaz B.

CONTRACEPTION, vol.86, no.5, pp.458-463, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 86 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.04.001
  • Journal Name: CONTRACEPTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.458-463
  • Keywords: Adenomyosis, Acne, Contraception, Copper T380A, Dysmenorrhea, LNG-IUS, Heavy menstrual bleeding, Mirena, MENORRHAGIA, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, CONTRACEPTIVES, PERFORMANCE, DIAGNOSIS, IUD
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The study was conducted to compare the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) and Copper T380A intrauterine device (IUD) in women with and without adenomyosis and to investigate the effects on menstruation and dysmenorrhea.