Exploratory Study of the Relationship between the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System and Idiopathic

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Identifier 20150222_nanos_posters_102
Title Exploratory Study of the Relationship between the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System and Idiopathic
Creator Reuben M. Valenzuela; Ruju Rai; Brian H. Kirk; Subhashree Sundar; Jessica N. Sanders; Judith E. A. Warner; Kathleen B. Digre; Alison V. Crum; Bradley J. Katz
Affiliation (RMV) (RR) (BHK) (SS) (JEAW) (KBD) (AVC) (BJK) University of Utah/John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT; (JNS) University of Utah/Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salt Lake City, UT
Subject Pseudotumor Cerebri; High Intracranial Pressure/Headache; Levonogestrel; Contraception; IUD
Description Unconfirmed reports have linked the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS aka Mirena), a long-acting contraceptive, to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). In this pilot study, we assessed signs and symptoms of IIH among a cohort of patients using LNG-IUS.
Date 2015-02-22
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2015: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6p58vb9
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 184513
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p58vb9
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