title: Use of the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine system in adolescent and young adult solid organ transplant recipients: a case series.
abstract: This case series reports on the safety and efficacy of the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine system in adolescent and young adult solid organ transplant recipients. All patients used the device for contraception, with no documented cases of disseminated pelvic infection or unplanned pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. Electronic address: patricia.huguelet@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Huguelet
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: Carolyn.sheehan@sickkids.ca.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: rspitzer@mtsinai.on.ca.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Spitzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. Electronic address: Stephen.scott@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation; D007436:Intrauterine Devices, Medicated; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D066027:Transplant Recipients; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D016912:Levonorgestrel
keywords: Adolescent; Intrauterine device; Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system; Solid organ transplant