Mary Bates, PhD

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IUDs and Bleeding Disorders

Mirena IUD. Sarahmirk, via Wikimedia Commons.

In a new study, researchers from Nationwide Children’s evaluated the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in two young women’s hematology clinics. They found that young women with bleeding disorders did not experience a higher IUD expulsion rate than their peers with heavy menstrual bleeding who were not found to have an underlying bleeding disorder.

Read more at Pediatrics Nationwide: Intrauterine Devices are a First-Line Option for Adolescents with Bleeding Disorders.