POPLINE Document Number: 050051
Author(s):
Wilson JC
Source citation:
[Unpublished] 1987 Aug 31. 12 p.
Abstract:
A study was recently conducted in New Zealand on 3 types of IUDs--The Nova-T, the Multiload Copper 375, and the Multiload Silver Copper 250. The IUDs were compared for termination rates and for complications presented during insertion and removal. All insertions were grouped into 1 of 5 categories: easy, difficult, patient fainting, patient fitting, or impossible to insert. Removals were analyzed in 3 categories: easy, difficult, or impossible to remove without administration of a general anesthetic. In analyzing terminations, expulsions included complete expulsions into or from the vagina and partial expulsions protruding from the cervix; medical removals included removal for bleeding and/or pain; and other medical removals included pregnancies prior to insertion, perforation of the uterus, vaginal discharge, and physical complaints by wives or husbands attributed to IUD use. The study revealed that at insertion, there were 12 Multiload Copper 375, 6 Multiload Silver Copper 250, and 2 Nova-T devices that could only be removed under general anesthetic. After a period of 1 year of use, the Multiloads had lower net rates for accidental pregnancy, expulsion, medical removals, and infections, than the Nova-T. There were no significant differences between the multiloads, but the Nova-T had a significantly lower continuation rate.
Keywords:
IUD ComplicationsIndex page
Evaluation
IUD, Copper Releasing
Contraception Failure
Pregnancy
Contraception Termination
Insertion
Comparative Studies
Complications
IUD
Contraceptive Methods
Contraception
Family Planning
Contraceptive Usage
Reproduction
Treatment
Studies
Research Methodology
Diseases