Preventing abortion and repeat abortion with the Gynefix intrauterine implant system : preliminary results

The provision of immediate post-abortal contraception is important to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies and the number of repeat abortions. Immediate post-abortal insertion of an IUD has many advantages and is an acceptable and safe method. However, side-effects and expulsion of conventiona...

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Published inAdvances in contraception Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 91 - 96
Main Authors BATAR, I, WILDEMEERSCH, D, VRIJENS, M, DELBARGE, W, TEMMERMAN, M, GBOLADE, B. A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Kluwer 01.06.1998
London
Dordrecht
Subjects
Abortion, Induced
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Intrauterine Devices, Copper
Medical sciences
Other methods of contraception. Sterilization
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Unwanted - statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
Human
Prevention
Pregnancy disorders
Insertion
Intrauterine contraceptive device
Female
Contraceptive
Contraception
Copper
Abortion
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Summary:The provision of immediate post-abortal contraception is important to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies and the number of repeat abortions. Immediate post-abortal insertion of an IUD has many advantages and is an acceptable and safe method. However, side-effects and expulsion of conventional IUDs remain a problem. In an attempt to minimize these problems, the frameless intrauterine implant (IUI) was developed. Clinical studies conducted over the past 12 years have shown the validity of the anchoring concept. The design characteristics of the IUI (fixed, frameless and flexible) are responsible for the low expulsion, high effectiveness and high tolerance rates. This communication is the first report of clinical experience with the post-abortal version of Gynefix (Gynefix PT) in a limited number of women with pregnancies of less than 10 weeks' duration. This experience suggests that immediate post-abortal insertion of Gynefix PT is easy, safe and the implant appears to be as reliable and effective as interval insertion of the interval version. We conclude that the immediate post-abortal insertion of Gynefix PT is an important novel approach to reducing the incidence of repeat abortions.
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ISSN:0267-4874
1573-7195
DOI:10.1023/a:1006582515744