These include symptoms during or immediately after placement, such as mild to moderate cramping, nausea or vomiting, dizziness or lightheadedness,
and bleeding or spotting.10 Additional
adverse events can be explored by review of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database. This database is organized through the US FDA. Its utility is to represent reports of adverse events pertaining to various medical devices. The link to this website is http://www.accessdata.fda.