title: Postpartum and postabortion use of the TCu-220C and Lippes Loop: A comparative study.
abstract: The postinsertion experience of 274 women with the TCu-220C and 522 women with the Lippes Loop in a university hospital family planning program in Bogotá, Colombia, has been studied by a life-table method. Pregnancy and continuation rates are similar for both devices. Although the expulsion rate of the TCu-220C is significantly lower than that of the Loop up to 12 months, higher removal rates for the TCu-220C account for the similarity in overall continuation.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper; D010969:Plastics; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics