A 27-year-old woman with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain is using the 52 mg LNG-IUS for symptom management. She asks about the evidence for the ...

Question

A 27-year-old woman with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain is using the 52 mg LNG-IUS for symptom management. She asks about the evidence for the LNG-IUS in endometriosis. What should she be told?

Accepted Answer

The LNG-IUS may reduce endometriosis-associated pain and is used off-label for this indication

Answer

There is no evidence for the LNG-IUS in endometriosis

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The LNG-IUS is licensed specifically for endometriosis

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The LNG-IUS worsens endometriosis

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Only the Cu-IUD is effective for endometriosis

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): LNG-IUS Off-Label Endometriosis

A 27-year-old woman with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain is using the 52 mg LNG-IUS for symptom management. She asks about the evidence for the LNG-IUS in endometriosis. What should she be told?