Recent intrauterine device use and the risk of precancerous cervical lesions and cervical cancer

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Sarah Averbach,, Michael J. Silverberg, Wendy Leyden, Karen Smith-McCune, Tina Raine-Bennett, George F. Sawaya

Contraception Journal - August 2018

April 16, 2018 - Published

Recent levonorgestrel-IUD use may be associated with CIN2, a lesion with a high rate of regression, but not CIN3, whiRead Entire Abstract at Contraceptionch is considered a true pre-cancerous lesion. The observed association between levonorgestrel-IUDs and CIN2+ was modest but warrants further investigation. It may have clinical importance for contraceptive counseling if this finding is shown to be consistent across other studies and other populations.

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