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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Early postpartum insertion of intrauterine contraceptive device.

AUTHORS

Fish CR

SOURCE

Minnesota Medicine 56(2): 137. February 1973.

ABSTRACT

Patients in those segments of the population who eschew the traditional postpartum examination and concomitantly

the opportunity to avail themselves of the more effective means of contraception are the subject of continuing study

around the world. Insertion of an IUD prior to hospital dismissal attempts to utilize the acknowledged increased

motivation for contraception by patients in the immediate postpartum period. Several investigators have compared

the complication rates of IUD insertion within 5 days of delivery to those of insertion at 6 or more weeks postpartum.

Hemorrhage, infection, and perforation are not increased by early insertion. As confirmed by the report of Diamond

and Freeman (in the January issue, 55: 49, 1973), expulsion is the major disadvantage of early postpartum insertion

of the commonly used devices. Hopefully, more extensive studies will not show an increase in the low (4%)

expulsion rate Rashbaum and Wallace have reported for the petal IUD which would seem to hold considerable

promise as a device for puerperal insertion in the future. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 557-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Early postpartum insertion of intrauterine contraceptive

device.", is(are) Fish CR. The source of this article is "Minnesota Medicine 56(2): 137. February 1973.". This article

was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 557-06. All rights reserved

with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35557

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