An Estimation of the Risk of Pseudotumor Cerebri among Users of the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device

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  • Reuben M. Valenzuela
  • Ruju Rai
  • Brian H. Kirk
  • Jessica N. Sanders
  • Subhashree Sundar
  • Hamann, Steffen
  • Judith E.A. Warner
  • Kathleen B. Digre
  • Alison V. Crum
  • Kirtly P. Jones
  • Bradley J. Katz

Because of a previous association of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) with levonorgestrel, we wished to evaluate the use of levonorgestrel-eluting intrauterine devices (“levonorgestrel intrauterine systems”, LNG-IUS) in our University of Utah and Rigshospitalet PTC patients. In our retrospective series, PTC prevalence was approximately 0.18% and 0.15% in the LNG-IUS population versus 0.02% and 0.04% in the non-LNG-IUS population (Utah and Rigshospitalet, respectively), with no significant differences in PTC signs and symptoms among the two groups. Our investigation suggests that women with an LNG-IUS may have increased risk of developing PTC but does not suggest an LNG-IUS can cause PTC.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNeuro-Ophthalmology
Vol/bind41
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)192-197
Antal sider6
ISSN0165-8107
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2017

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