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Letter to the editor
Safety issue with TT380 Slimline intrauterine contraceptive device
  1. Karen Trewinnard1
  1. Independent Trainer in Sexual Health, Winchester, UK; karentrewinnard@doctors.org.uk
  1. ↵Correspondence to Dr Karen Trewinnard; karentrewinnard{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2016-101565

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    I would l like to bring to the attention of journal readers a serious safety issue with the TT380 Slimline device due to failure of the device to release into the uterine cavity.

    After full counselling the patient chose a copper intrauterine device (IUD) for long-term contraception. Pelvic examination was normal and the uterus sounded to 8 cm with use of a sound …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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