OBJECTIVES To compare rates of unintended pregnancy, method continuation and reasons for removal among women using the 52-mg levonorgestrel (daily release 20 microg) levonorgestrel IUD (LNG-IUD) or the copper T 380A (TCu380A) intrauterine device. STUDY DESIGN This was an open-label 7-year randomized controlled trial in 20 centres, 11 of which in China. Data on 1884 women with interval inserti...

Few data on the long-term efficacy of intrauterine devices (IUD) are available, and this article reports on the final 12-year experience with the TCu22OC and TCu380A devices from two randomized, multicenter trials conducted in 24 centers. A total of 3,277 and 1,396 women, respectively, were recruited for use of each device between 1981 and 1986 and followed at 3. 6, and 12 months after insertio...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative cost-effectiveness of three intrauterine devices (IUDs), MLCu375, TCu380A, and YuangongCu365. METHODS Cost-effectiveness of three IUDs, namely MLCu375, TCu380A, and YuangongCu365, was analyzed from the provider's perspective by means of a randomized trial with one-year follow-up carried out in six centers in China. RESULTS YuangongCu 365 had the lowest te...

Abstract Introduction Our objectives were to compare the 1‐year follow‐up clinical performance of TCu380A intrauterine device (TCu380A‐IUD) and levonorgestrel (LNG) 52‐mg system (IUS) inserted at post‐placental period. Material methods We conducted an open‐label, parallel‐group, randomized trial, 1:1 with pregnant women admitted for childbirth independently mode birth. primary outcome was expul...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this paper is to review the experience with the frameless, anchored, GyneFix copper-releasing intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs/IUDs) (Contrel Europe, Belgium), and to demonstrate their high acceptability and low rate of discontinuation of use, which could contribute to current efforts that aim to reduce radically the high number of unintended pregnancies and in...