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Cervical Cancer in Association with Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
Author(s) -
Sugimori Hajime,
Kidera Yoshiro,
Nagata Yukihiro
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1983.tb00600.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , intrauterine device , cervix , gynecology , obstetrics , cervical cancer , cancer , family planning , abnormality , sex organ , population , research methodology , environmental health , psychiatry , biology , genetics
Genital malignancy in association with intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) has rarely been reported. In this paper 21 cases of cervical cancer in IUD users are presented. Close examination of the resected uteri revealed no direct contact of the IUD with the cancer nest and no abnormality suggesting malignancy around the device. These findings seem to support the general view that IUDs have no oncogenic potential on the uterine cervix. Nevertheless, Pap tests must be performed annually in healthy IUD wearers to facilitate early diagnosis of malignancy.