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Re: 4 Days late with IUD

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:17:31 -0500 (CDT)

At Sun, 12 Sep 1999, Mindy wrote: >
>I'm 4 days late with an IUD. Checked strings a couple of times. The
>first time I checked I could barely feel the tippy end of only 1 string.
>This was very high in the cervical "cup". Second time did't feel any.
>Questions are what is the likelihood of pregnancy?

Less tha 1%.

>What are the chances
>for miscarriage or term delivery if pregnant?

Septic abortion (infected miscarriage) increases with IUD in place (sorry, no odds on this one). Term deliveries have definitely been described with an IUD in situ. Not aware of any large studies in either of the above situations. 

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York


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