Journal article
Strategies to Mitigate Anxiety and Pain in Intrauterine Device Insertion: A Systematic Review
Abstract
One barrier to the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) as a contraceptive method is the experience of anxiety and pain during the insertion procedure. Previous reviews have focused on pharmacological methods used to relieve pain during IUD insertion; however, few similar reviews have examined non-pharmacological methods to relieve pain or strategies to reduce anxiety. The objectives of this study were to identify and categorize strategies for …
Authors
Nguyen L; Lamarche L; Lennox R; Ramdyal A; Patel T; Black M; Mangin D
Journal
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 42, No. 9, pp. 1138–1146.e2
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.jogc.2019.09.014
ISSN
1701-2163