IUD for Birth Control:
Synthetic hormones in IUDs
Family Planning NSW
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The Mirena IUD for birth control contains a slow release of progesterone to help prevent pregnancy. Find out if this IUD is the right choice for you.
Jody Simpson
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02/13/2008
A Australian fact-sheet about the Mirena IUD, this website provides information on the use of synthetic progestogen in the Mirena IUD in particular. One thing I particularly liked about this website is that it (albeit briefly) mentioned the use of an IUD while pregnant or breastfeeding.
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