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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct;24(5):293–298. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32835686d5

Table 3. Contraindications to LARC use.

IUD Implant
Pregnancy Pregnancy
PID within the previous 3 months Active liver disease
Active cervicitis Undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding
Post-partum or Post-abortion sepsis within previous 3 months History or current breast cancer
Undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding Hypersensitivity to any component of the implant
Genital tract malignancy
Uterine anomaly
History or current breast cancer (LNG-IUD)
Wilson’s Disease (Cu-IUD)