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[1] “Hormonal IUD.” Family Planning Australia, Reproductive and Sexual Health, www.fpnsw.org.au/factsheets/individuals/contraception/hormonal-IUD. Accessed April 2023.

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[3]Celeste, Krewson. “FDA Expands Approval of Mirena for up to 8 Years.” Contemporary OB/GYN, August 22, 2022, www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/fda-expands-approval-of-mirena-for-up-to-8-years. Accessed April 2023.

[4]”Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Clinical Guidance: Intrauterine Contraception.” FSRH, www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/ceuguidanceintrauterinecontraception/. Accessed April 2023.

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[8] Turok et al. “Levonorgestrel vs. Copper Intrauterine Devices for Emergency Contraception.” NEJM Group, 2021, www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2022141. Accessed April 2023.

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