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Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IU CDs) fall into three main categories, inert, chemically active and hormonally active. Uterine perforation, usually occurring at the time of insertion, occurs in approximately 1 in 1000 patients. The perforation may be virtually asymptomatic and. the device, particularly if copper coated, may, if left in the abdominal cavity, lead to peritoneal adhesions and intestinal obstruction: very rarely a device has been removed from the bladder or bowel.
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Fox, H., Buckley, C.H. (1983). Mechanical Contraception. In: Atlas of Gynaecological Pathology. Current Histopathology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7312-2_34
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