Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
		Levonorgestrel-Releasing IUDs

Recommendations	Rationale
Currently, the LNg-20 IUD is technically approved for five years of use; however, evidence indicates that it actually will last for seven years.	It has been approved for five years of use in Europe. However, it has been shown to have low pregnancy rates through seven years. Studies are on-going. Sivin I, Stern J, Coutinho E, Mattos CE, el Mahgoub S, Diaz S, et al. Prolonged intrauterine contraception: a seven-year randomized study of the levonorgestrel 20 mcg/day (LNg 20) and the copper T 380 Ag IUDs. Contraception 1991;44(5):473-80.

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