Keep on Keeping on – Mirena IUD for 8 Years
Counsel patients that their Mirena IUD retains contraceptive effectiveness for extended use up to 8 years.<sup>1</sup> The cumulative failure rate for years 6 through 8 was 0.68%, similar to reported rates for the first 5 years of use.
Authors
- Laura Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-2321)
- Carl Tunink
- Samuel Holt McNair
Institutions
- University of Missouri Health System (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240037r0
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00