Memory of an IUD device is impoant while inseion into the intrauterine cavity. Memory of CuT380A is:
Correct Answer: 5 minute
Description: Memory of an IUD device is the time taken to regain its original shape on inseion to the uterine cavity. The Cu-T 380A should not be loaded into its inseer tube more than 5 minutes before inseion. If longer, the malleable arms tend to retain the "memory" of the inseer and remain bent inward. Ref: Hoffman B.L., Schorge J.O., Schaffer J.I., Halvorson L.M., Bradshaw K.D., Cunningham F.G., Calver L.E. (2012). Chapter 5. Contraception and Sterilization. In B.L. Hoffman, J.O. Schorge, J.I. Schaffer, L.M. Halvorson, K.D. Bradshaw, F.G. Cunningham, L.E. Calver (Eds), Williams Gynecology, 2e.
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