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Intrauterine Copper Device (CuT380A) as a Contraceptive Method in the Indian Context: Acceptability, Safety and Efficacy Depending on the Timing of Insertion

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Abstract

Background

Ideal time of Intrauterine copper device (IUCD) insertion either to space or limit births in Indian women should be known to check fertility effectively and safely. We therefore aimed to compare various IUCD related clinical factors to assess its acceptability, safety and efficacy in immediate postpartum vaginal insertion, intra-caesarean insertion, delayed postpartum insertion and interval insertion at a tertiary-care centre in India.

Methods

It was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from July 2013 to July 2014. Data was reviewed about maternal age, socioeconomic status, education, occupation and parity of a total of 1631 eligible mothers and was compared between postpartum group and interval group. Data about spontaneous expulsion rate of IUCD, proportion of patients not able to feel thread, reasons for removal and failure rate of IUCD up to a follow-up period of 6 months was also collected in these women and compared among immediate vaginal insertion, intra-caesarean insertion, delayed postpartum insertion and interval insertion.

Results

Majority of women were between 20 and 35 years of age group, literate, multiparous, unemployed and belonged to middle/lower socio-economic strata in both postpartum and interval groups. Spontaneous expulsion rates were 1.84, 0.84, 2.83 and 1.63%; proportions of patients not able to feel thread were 3.07, 8.73, 4.45 and 1.63%; and removal rates were 7.99, 6.48, 7.69 and 3.47% in immediate vaginal, intra-caesarean, delayed postpartum and interval insertion groups, respectively. Failure was seen in only one case of delayed postpartum insertion.

Conclusion

IUCD was more acceptable among young, literate and multiparous women as a contraceptive method. Immediate postpartum period was the safest and most efficacious time for IUCD insertion with least expulsion rate, maximum continuation rate and no failure and, therefore, should be encouraged by adequate counseling of mothers.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gandhi Medical College and Associated Sultania Zanana Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Purnima Gupta

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Madhavi Mathur Gupta & Rachna Sharma

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This work was performed at the Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Purnima Gupta is a Senior Resident in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Gandhi Medical College and Associated Sultania Zanana Hospital, Bhopal. Madhavi Mathur Gupta is a Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. Rachna Sharma is a Senior Specialist in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi.

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Gupta, P., Gupta, M.M. & Sharma, R. Intrauterine Copper Device (CuT380A) as a Contraceptive Method in the Indian Context: Acceptability, Safety and Efficacy Depending on the Timing of Insertion. J Obstet Gynecol India 68, 129–135 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-017-1079-z

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