due to the limitations of the “life table method” the exponential model was used to estimate the iud termination and retention rate among 1,390 women. since the conditional probability of iud termination during the first month of insertion is considerably higher than the subsequent months, data relating to the first 30 days was considered separately. furthermore a constant termination rate was ...

BACKGROUND Evidence from observational studies suggests an increased risk of HIV acquisition among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) contraception. METHODS Within the context of a South African programme to increase women's access to the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD), we conducted a pragmatic, open-label, parallel-arm, randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the IUD ...

Background Early intrauterine device (IUD) discontinuation after insertion immediately following aspiration abortion or after early medical abortion occurs as a consequence of expulsion of the IUD or removal due to side effects. These are often the consequence of the uterine forces impacting on the IUD due to spatial discrepancy with the uterine cavity causing pain, abnormal bleeding, and event...

The promising results obtained with the frameless GyneFix IUD for interval insertion led to the belief that the technology could be useful for immediate post-abortal application to reduce the number of induced and repeat abortions. IUDs have many advantages and the method is acceptable and safe. However, side effects and expulsion of conventional IUDs remain a problem. In an attempt to minimise...

BACKGROUND Immediate initiation of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS) following termination of pregnancy (TOP) is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of another TOP. In spite of its high efficacy, uptake of intrauterine contraception in the UK is low. Myths and misconceptions about the method may contribute to the low uptake. STUDY DESIGN Anonymous, self...

To assess whether trained nursing personnel could provide IUD services as safely and 4fecfively as physicians in Brazil, an experimental study was conducted at the main clinic of the Center for Research on Integrated Maternal and Child Care in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1984 through April 1986, a fatal of 1 711 women who requested IUD insertion at the clinic were randomly assigned to have a ...

AIMS To survey the diagnostic service provided by UK laboratories for the culture of solid tissue samples (excluding tumours) and in particular to examine the variation in culture success rates and the problems of maternal cell overgrowth. METHODS Twenty seven laboratories took part in a collaborative survey during 1992. Each laboratory submitted data on up to a maximum of 60 consecutive spec...

A levonorgestrel-releasing IUD and the Copper T 380Ag IUD were in randomized comparison for seven years in five clinics. In two other clinics the randomized study was truncated at five years, but use of the Copper T continued. No pregnancies occurred to users of either device in years 6 and 7. Cumulative pregnancy rates were 1.1 per 100 at seven years for the steroid-releasing and 1.4 per 100 f...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2009: 35(3) Case report A 33-year-old woman of non-UK origin who travelled frequently in her job presented complaining of chronic pelvic pain over the previous 4 years with intermittent exacerbations. The pain was situated mainly in the suprapubic region, was unrelated to her periods or to sexual intercourse and had not been relieved by routine analgesics. S...