Does the copper intrauterine device affect serum cancer antigen 125 levels?

KARACA M., Kumru S., DIKMELI N.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.28, no.6, pp.524-525, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.524-525
  • Keywords: CA-125, copper IUD, PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION, CA-125
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to reveal the effect of the copper IUD, if any, on serum CA-125 levels in patients who use the device as a contraceptive. Methods: Blood samples were obtained two times from 20 healthy volunteers before and after IUD insertion, and sera were isolated. The sera, centrifuged at 2000 G and kept at -70 degrees C in a deep freezer until analyzed, were processed for CA-125 levels by the CA-125 kit using VIDAS PC analyzer (Biomerieux, France) and results were compared.