A woman using a Cu-IUD asks about the risk of ectopic pregnancy. What should she be told?...

Question

A woman using a Cu-IUD asks about the risk of ectopic pregnancy. What should she be told?

Accepted Answer

The Cu-IUD reduces the overall risk of all pregnancies (including ectopic). However, if pregnancy occurs with a Cu-IUD in situ, a higher proportion may be ectopic. The absolute risk of ectopic is lower than in women using no contraception

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The Cu-IUD increases the absolute risk of ectopic pregnancy

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The Cu-IUD eliminates ectopic pregnancy risk

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Ectopic pregnancy only occurs with the LNG-IUS

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The Cu-IUD should be removed if she is concerned about ectopic

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Cu-IUD Ectopic Risk Lower Absolute Higher Proportion

A woman using a Cu-IUD asks about the risk of ectopic pregnancy. What should she be told?