Question

A hormone-releasing IUD is

• A. Cu-T
• B. LNG-20
• C. Lippes loop
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B LNG-20

LNG-20 is an intrauterine device (IUD) containing levonorgestrel, a synthetic steroid hormone similar to progesterone.

Cu-T is a copper releasing IUD. It constantly releases a small amount of copper into the uterus. These ions suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.

Lippes loop, a non-medicated IUD, is made of inert plastic in a double S-shape. It can be inserted for long periods. It suppresses sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms because of being impregnated with barium sulphate.