Medical removals of the Multiload IUD

In a follow-up evaluation of 3721 Multiload IUD users, the removal rate for medical reasons other than bleeding/pain was only 2.6 per 100 women at three years. Most of these removals were for reasons that appeared to be unrelated to IUD use. The removal rate for pelvic inflammatory disease was 0.3 p...

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Published inAdvances in contraception Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 125
Main Authors Rhemrev, P E, van Os, W A, Edelman, D A, Badrawi, H H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.06.1988
Subjects
Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intrauterine Devices, Copper - adverse effects
Menstruation Disturbances - therapy
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - therapy
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
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Summary:In a follow-up evaluation of 3721 Multiload IUD users, the removal rate for medical reasons other than bleeding/pain was only 2.6 per 100 women at three years. Most of these removals were for reasons that appeared to be unrelated to IUD use. The removal rate for pelvic inflammatory disease was 0.3 per 100 woman years. Women were followed up for up to three years after removal of their IUDs. Among women with PID at least 70% of those who desired pregnancy subsequently became pregnant, a rate similar to that of women who had their IUDs electively removed to become pregnant. The study provides further data on the safety of intrauterine contraception.
ISSN:0267-4874
DOI:10.1007/BF01849513