SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Nov 2022)

The lost intrauterine levonorgestrel-releasing system in women with adenomyosis: A case report

  • Eka Rusdianto Gunardi,
  • Arresta Vitasatria Suastika,
  • Mitari Nuzullita,
  • Nur Fitri Fadila,
  • Gita Puspita Anjani,
  • Trifonia Pingkan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X221135725
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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The intrauterine device (IUD) is one type of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) method available. The objective of this article was to report the case of a symptomatic partial expulsion of IUD. A 41-year-old woman presented herself to Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital with the chief complaint of pelvic pain. She had been using intrauterine levonorgestrel-releasing system for the last 4 years as her adenomyosis treatment. On ultrasound examination, there was no IUD visualized. A pelvic x-ray imaging with Copper-T IUD as a marker was done and suspected IUD displacement. The IUD was then removed successfully.