IUCD

Question 1

Mal-position can have the ff. 4 types

Answer 1

D-E-P-E
1. Displacement
2. Embedment
3. Perforation
4. Expulsion

Question 2

Rotation or inferior position in lower uterine segment or Cx

Answer 2

Displacement

Question 3

Penetration of myometrium without extension through serosa

Answer 3

Embedment

Question 4

Penetration through both myometrium and serosa

Answer 4

Perforation

Question 5

Passage either partially or completely through external cervical os

Answer 5

Expulsion

Question 6

Common types of IUCD

Answer 6

1. Copper T-shaped (non-hormonal metallic)
2. Mirena (hormonal) aka LNG-IUS
3. Double “S”-shaped Lippes loop
4. Chinese stainless steel rings

Question 7

Other term of Mirena

Answer 7

Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)

Question 8

Consists of a plastic sleeve that contains the progestin and surrounds a central stem.

Answer 8

LNG-IUS

Question 9

This configuration causes acoustic shadowing and has a characteristic “laminated” sonographic appearance with parallel lines

Answer 9

LNG-IUS

Question 10

This IUD was commonly used in the 1960s to 1980s

Answer 10

Double “S”-shaped Lippes loop

Question 11

Four or five echogenic dots in upper EC on Sag view

Answer 11

Double “S”-shaped Lippes loop

Question 12

A curvy spiral echogenicity is seen on Cor view

Answer 12

Double “S”-shaped Lippes loop

Question 13

The formation of calcium carbonate deposits on or near the IUD, is a well-described phenomenon that can be demonstrated as uneven echoes surrounding the normal IUD echoes

Answer 13

Incrustation

Question 14

Rare phenomenon due to the development of a mature bone in the endometrium

Answer 14

Endometrial osseous metaplasia