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IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM INSERTION OF A COPPER‐WIRED INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE, THE MLCu250
Author(s) -
Thiery M.,
Pas H.,
Ddelbeke L.,
Kets H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10830.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , intrauterine device , gynecology , family planning , population , research methodology , biology , genetics , environmental health
Summary The MLCu250, a copper‐wired intrauterine contraceptive device, was inserted in 600 women immediately after delivery of the placenta. Thirty months after insertion, 9843 woman months of experience were computerized and the data analysed according to the life‐table method. The gross cumulative pregnancy and expulsion rates were 13 and 60 respectively. No serious complications were observed and the puerperium was uncomplicated.