Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls

The “Broken” IUD: Detection and Clinical Management


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The IUD is a very safe and supremely effective contraceptive method. Given its increasing rate of use, practitioners are bound to see its relatively infrequent complications with greater regularity. Typical complications are considered “lost strings“, uterine perforation at placement, and expulsion. But there is another complication, device FRACTURE at removal. This can cause distress to the patient and can lead to additional interventions. Fracture of an intrauterine device (IUD) upon removal is a very rare complication, with a prevalence rate of 1–2%. However, the numbers have been rising since 2021, causing the FDA to track these complications. There has even been a bizarre case report of the copper coils being found in the pelvis WITHOUT device fracture! How?? In this episode, we will describe and review this relatively recent issue, its diagnosis, ways to minimize its occurrence at removal, and management strategies.

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