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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2014

Association of the Position of the Copper T 380A as Determined by the Ultrasonography Following its Insertion in the Immediate Postpartum Period with the Subsequent Complications: An Observational Study.

Swati Gupta, Shashiprateek Malik, Renuka Sinha, Saritha Shyamsunder, M K Mittal

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Article in Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Swati GuptaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Associated Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Shashiprateek MalikDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Associated Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Renuka SinhaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Associated Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Saritha ShyamsunderDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Associated Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
M K MittalDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Associated Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIncorrectly placed copper T 380A leads to increased contraception failure. This study aimed to find an association between the ultrasonographic position of the copper T 380A in the immediate postpartum period and the adverse effects observed during the period of 6 months after its insertion.

methodsThis descriptive study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of a tertiary-care-center of India from September 2011 to February 2013. The women eligible for immediate postpartum copper T 380A insertion with previous regular menstrual cycles for at least 6 months before the current pregnancy, and those who were willing for follow-up visits and had easy accessibility to the hospital, were recruited. A clinical evaluation and ultrasonographic assessment of Intra-Uterine-Contraceptive-Device (IUCD) after insertion was carried out after enrolment. The complications (expulsions, vaginal discharge, menstrual irregularity, and lower abdominal pain) were subsequently assessed during a 6-month follow-up period. The primary objective was the ultrasonographic assessment of the placement of IUCD immediately after insertion. The incidence of complications and their association with the presence of malposition was also studied.

resultsHundred patients were evaluated during the study period. Forty-four (44 %) women were found to have malpositioned IUCDs on ultrasonographic evaluation done following insertion. The complications among the IUCD users included menstrual irregularity (27.17 %), pain in lower abdomen (20.65 %), vaginal discharge (7.6 %), and expulsions (9.7 %). The IUCD expulsions, menstrual irregularities, and pain were significantly more in patients with malpositions (p < 0.05).

conclusionsMalpositioning of IUCD is common immediately following insertion and is significantly associated with more complications during the follow-up.

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ContraceptionExpulsionIUCDMalpositionMenstrual irregularity

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PMID25368459
PMCPMC4199436
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