Intrauterine System Overview

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The IntraUterine System or IUS is a hormonal contraceptive device that is placed in the uterus. An IUS has a hormone cylinder that releases a progestin called levonorgestrel. The only brand currently available is the T-frame LNG-20 IUS, marketed as Mirena Coil by Schering Health and Berlex Laboratories. The term IUS is used in the United Kingdom to distinguish the hormonal intrauterine contraceptive from copper-based IUDs. In the United States,...


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has any one had a Mirena Intrauterine System (IUS) and has not been there when...
i have done pregnecy test and they have come back not pregnant and the doctor...

im sorry to hear that......but you can get a ultra sound to see where it is.....

Asked by tinywith6 - 5 months ago

any women have or have used an IntraUterine System?
what side effects if any have you experienced, have you tried pills? if so how...

I have an IUD and have had no side effects so far. I have two children and after years of taking birth control pills I felt it was time...

Asked by t.marie1988 - 21 months ago


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