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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Evaluation of a plastic intrauterine loop in a postpartum family planning

program.

AUTHORS

Wright NH

SOURCE

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS. 1968;83(2):119-26.

ABSTRACT

The large size D plastic IUD was included in the methods offered by the Emory University Family Planning Program

established at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1964. A random 20% sampling of all women whohad

1st insertions of the loop between September 1961 and November 1965 was studied for its acceptability and

effectiveness. All the women were low-income and at least 6 weeks postpartum. The only contraindications were

active pelvic inflammatory disease, a history of undiagnosed menstrual disorder, and pregnancy. Demographic

characteristics of the women are tabulated. All removal and retention rates are graphed cumulatively. Pregnancy

rates per 100 first insertions were 3.2 +/- 1.1, expulsion rates were 15.1 +/- 2.2, net removal rates for medical reasons

were 17.4 +/- 2.3, and net removal rates for irrelevant reasons were 5.5 +/- 2.2. These figures resulted in a cumulative

continuation rate at 1 year post-insertion of 63.8 +/- 2.9 per 100 first insertions. This rate actually understates

effectiveness because reinsertion followed expulsion in many instances. In any case, the continuation rate for the

IUD was higher than the 51% for orals in the same population. The youthful age and the time of insertion

(postpartum) favored a higher expulsion rate in this population. Even though postpartum insertion may result in a

higher expulsion rate, it is concluded that the benefits outweigh this disadvantage. The IUD is the most effective

method of birth control for this population. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1016-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Evaluation of a plastic intrauterine loop in a postpartum

family planning program.", is(are) Wright NH. The source of this article is "PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS.

1968;83(2):119-26.". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT9T 1016-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41016

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