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Chapter 15 - Tips and Tricks when Using Ultrasound in a Contraception Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2020

Kanna Jayaprakasan ,
Lukasz Polanski  and
Kamal Ojha
By
Sheila Radhakrishnan  and
Shilpa Kolhe
Kanna Jayaprakasan
Affiliation:
Department of Maternity and Gynaecology, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby
Lukasz Polanski
Affiliation:
Assisted Conception Unit, Guy’s Hospital, London
Kamal Ojha
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St George's University Hospital, London
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Summary

Long-acting reversible contraceptives like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and systems (IUSs) and subdermal implants (SDIs) are widely used contraceptive devices in the world today. Intrauterine devices and systems together are referred to as intrauterine contraception (IUC). In the UK, IUCs and SDIs constitute approximately 38 per cent of the contraceptives used by women of reproductive age. Imaging plays an important role in a contraceptive clinic in ensuring IUDs/IUSs are correctly sited, locating them in case of missing threads and aiding in their removal or insertion. Of the imaging methods available, ultrasound is the most commonly used due to ease of availability, lack of exposure to radiation and cost-effectiveness. The transducers used to locate IUCs are usually a transvaginal probe and a curved transabdominal probe. The latter proves to be very useful in performing ultrasound-guided procedures.

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Gynaecological Ultrasound Scanning
Tips and Tricks
 , pp. 211 - 218
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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