Cohort Study: Intrauterine device-related uterine perforation incidence and risk.

Intrauterine device-related uterine perforation incidence and risk (APEX-IUD): a large multisite cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

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Although the risk for uterine perforation with IUD insertion 4 days to 6 weeks or less postpartum is nearly 7x that of insertion non-postpartum, perforation remains an incredibly rare event for all clinical time pointshttps://t.co/DPqgLAh1Dx

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 3, 2022