Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 3rd, 2008
"Theoretically, an extrauterine IUD can be located anywhere in the abdominopelvic cavity. It may be asymptomatic or may cause serious complications, including infection, fistula, organ perforation, or bowel obstruction," wrote H.R. Koo and colleagues, Yonsei University, Medical Department.
The researchers concluded: "However, there is no report of IUD located within an ovarian carcinoma to our knowledge, and our report is the first case of an IUD found in the center of an ovarian...
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