Open AccessCU-375 (MULTILOAD)
Author(s) -
Aisha Siddiqa,
Kausar Masoom
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.02.5011
Subject(s) - medicine , metrorrhagia , obstetrics , vaginal bleeding , pregnancy , perforation , pelvic inflammatory disease , gynecology , surgery , family planning , population , research methodology , materials science , environmental health , biology , metallurgy , punching , genetics
Objectives: To study the complications associated with the use of multi-load CU375 and reasonsfor discontinuing its use. Design: Descriptive Study. Place and duration of study: From 10th January 2002 to 10thJanuary 2004. Private Clinic: Saleem Medical Complex Quetta. Patients & Methods: The study populationincluded 100 women aged 22 – 35 years requiring contraception in the form of multi-load CU 375. Patients and insome cases their husbands were counseled and selected according to a pre-set proforma. Results: Out of 100patients the mean age of the acceptors was 30 years and mean parity was 4. Insertion of the device was very easy,main complications were disturbed menstrual cycle, heavy menstrual bleeding experienced by 40%, inter-menstrualspotting by 8% and continuous vaginal bleeding by 3%, 2% of the patients had gestational ammenorrhea of 8 &12weeks. Vaginal discharge was complained of by 10%. There were two expulsions and 7 removals, reasons forremoval were metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, pain and spotting in most cases. There were no cases of perforation orectopic pregnancy. Conclusion: It was concluded that multi-load CU 375 is an effective contraceptive device withmenstrual irregularities and pelvic inflammatory disease being the main complications and principle causes forremoval of IUCD.