Medical habit or necessity? Investigating misoprostol use for IUD insertion in Europe
Misoprostol was frequently used before IUD insertion despite lacking medical indication and showing wide variation across Europe, revealing discrepancies between practice and guidelines and highlighting the need for better alignment with evidence-based care.
Authors
- Lisa Eggebrecht
- Clare Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-1396)
- Manuel Rizzo
- Tanja Boehnke
- Klaas Heinemann
- Moritz Klinghardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-0427)
Institutions
- Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2026.2625138
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00