Goodfellow gems #129

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Goodfellow gems #129

Bruce Arroll

Bruce Arroll

Mirena_IUD

"Long-term use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and bone mineral density"

Long-term use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) does not cause loss of bone mineral density in women and is safe to use.
References

1. https://bit.ly/3emPRsf (BMJ Case Rep 2009;2009:bcr0720080484).

2. https://bit.ly/2NhfJK9 (Hum Reprod 2010;25:1158–64).

3. https://bit.ly/3dmRKns (Nippon Med Sch 2012;79:190–94).

4. https://bit.ly/2BrDZ9S (FSRH CEU Statement 2018).