1. Increase in IUD expulsions (Letter);Hawkins, F.; Callander, F.;J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care,2006
2. Self removal of Mirena IUS (Letter);Yadava, R.P.;Br J Fam Plann,1997
3. Slimline® intrauterine device (IUD), following the publication of the letter from Drs Hawkins and Callander in the October 2006 issue of the Journal concerning IUD expulsions.1
4. nor the French manufacturer (7-MED Industrie), can explain what has happened, although the clinical skills of the two doctors are beyond reproach. Since 2002 approximately 205 000 TT 380 Slimline devices have been fitted in France alone, with only three reported expulsions;PLC, Neither Durbin
5. I would refer the Journal’s readers to the poster presentation by Dr Paul O’Brien (Westminster PCT, London, UK) at the 8th Congress of the European Society of Contraception held in Edinburgh, UK in June 2004. (NB. Copies of the poster are available from me on request.) This poster reviewed published studies on the T380 ‘A’ version (where the copper sleeves on the horizontal arms stand proud of the plastic) and the T380 ‘Slimline’ version (where the copper on the arms is flush with the plastic and closer to the ends), which may cast some light on the topic