More than half of the IUDs were malpositioned in a retrospective study of women who became pregnant while using intrauterine devices.
Though the displacement may have occurred over time, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher suggests that routine sonograms after IUD placement would in the least confirm proper initial positioning.
"Gynecologists typically do a pelvic and speculum exam after placing an IUD, but there's no sonogram involved," said ...