Advantages:
- It is in place for approximately 5 years
- It is inexpensive in the long term. The real cost of the levonorgestrel IUCD to the PBS is $246.41. The PBS covers most of the cost so that the user pays only $ 33.30
- Partners cannot usually feel it
- It has an antiseptic as well as contraceptive effect
- It can be easily removed on request
Disadvantages
- It is invasive and requires insertion
- It can fall out
- It may be a conduit to infection (however, this not supported by research)
- There is an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy
- There is a risk of uterine perforation at insertion
- There is a risk of pregnancy, approximately 1-2 pregnancies per 100 women using it
- Menorrhagia can occur (although reduced menstrual flow usually occurs with the levonorgestrel IUCD and this is used to treat menorrhagia)
- If pregnancy occurs, the IUCD should be removed in the first trimester but that carries a risk of miscarriage, however, leaving removal the second trimester increases the risk of sepsis and premature labour.
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