Meanings of intra uterine in English

The levonorgestrel releasing intra uterine device is an effective treatment for dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Fever is a poor predictor of intra uterine infection in the context of TOP.

Background: Fever is a well-known side effect of misoprostol, but clinically difficult to distinguish from an intra uterine infection.

Similarly, there are no large randomised controlled trials comparing the levonorgestrel releasing intra uterine device to first and second-generation ablation techniques.

The levonorgestrel releasing intra uterine device is developed for contraception, but is also effective in the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

To examine intra uterine infection as plausible cause of fever, pathological examination reports of placentas were reviewed for signs of infections.

No difference in quality of life was observed in patients treated with a levonorgestrel releasing intra uterine device as compared to hysterectomy.

Fever has a sensitivity of 55% and a specificity of 58% as a marker of intra uterine infection.

The positive predictive value of fever for an intra uterine infection is 4% and the negative predictive value is 98%.

She said the drop could in part be due to the introduction of more reliable contraception, like Intra Uterine Devices (IUD) and implants.