Differences in the life expectancy of IUD made of different materials
1. Metal IUD: 20 years
Metal birth control ring is the first birth control ring used, the initial use of only 5 years, but with the development of medical technology, the effective time of the metal birth control ring has been able to reach 20 years.
2、Plastic IUD: 3~5 years
The advantage of the plastic birth control ring is that it is not prone to some side effects, but its disadvantage is that the use of a short period of time, usually a plastic birth control ring can only reach 3 to 5 years of use.
3、Copper IUD: 3~5 years
As the copper wire in the copper birth control ring can be dissolved or shattered in the female uterine cavity, the placement time is only 3 to 5 years, but if the copper tube is used instead of the copper wire birth control ring, the placement time can reach 10 to 15 years.
4、Silicone birth control ring: 7~10 years
Silicone birth control ring is a kind of IUD, its birth control ring contraceptive principle is through the addition of copper powder in silicone has achieved the contraceptive effect, its use of the effective period of 7 to 10 years.
Obviously, the IUD is not permanent.
Women who have an IUD in their bodies must have it removed at the end of its useful life. If the IUD overstays its useful life, there are many health risks and some women's bodies may even reject the IUD, which may lead to endocrine disorders, haemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, uterine cancer, uterine perforation, fibrotic lesions and other more serious phenomena.
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