Open AccessEffectiveness of Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) Device in the Management of Intrauterine Copper Devices (IUCD) with Missing Strings: A Prospective Interventional Study
Author(s) -
Ankita Jain,
Sarita Singh,
Sabeena Elliyas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-021-01440-x
Subject(s) - medicine , vacuum aspiration , obstetrics , referral , misoprostol , pregnancy , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , abortion , surgery , population , family planning , research methodology , family medicine , physics , environmental health , biology , optics , genetics
The cases of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) with missing strings have risen due to increasing popularity of postpartum IUCD in Indian women. This has lead to increase in the burden of referral cases in tertiary care centres. Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) device is a cheap and non-invasive method, well established for surgical abortion in first trimester of pregnancy. This study was undertaken to assess if MVA device can be used in retrieving IUCD in low resource setting, hence, reducing the need for referral or need of expensive and invasive techniques.