Preliminary report on a postpartum CuT 200 study, Santiago, Chile.
An analysis is presented of a study of the Copper-T 200 (CuT 200) intrauterine device at the Barros Luco Hospital in Santiago, Chile. The devices were inserted in 1142 postpartum patients. The expulsion rate was high, 32.1% at 3 months. Of the 372 women who expelled devices, 349 received a replacement CuT 200. The expulsion rate for these reinsertions was 7.7% at 12 months with a continuation rate of 86.4%.
D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy