Risk of Stroke in Women Using Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device for Contraception.

Gasper Letnar Klaus Kaae Andersen Tom Skyhøj Olsen

Published in: Stroke (2024)

The use of LG-IUD was associated with a 22% lower incidence rate of IS without raising the incidence rate of ICH. The finding raises the question of whether levonorgestrel, in addition to its contraceptive properties, could have the potential to prevent IS.

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