Indications and reasons for discontinuing the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)

• Main Authors: Maria Luíza Lemos Pires (Author), Ariani Impieri Souza (Author), Maria Luisa Borges Roriz Dantas (Author), Gabriela Delgado Soriano (Author), Cláudia Viana Henriques (Author), Ana Laura Carneiro Gomes Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objectives: to identify the main indications and reasons for discontinuing the use of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS). Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out from medical records of 327 women who used the LNG-IUS 52mg between January 2011 and December 20...