title: Experience with Lippes loop and copper-T intrauterine devices in rural Bangladesh.
abstract: Experience with IUD use among rural Bangladeshi women within two programmatic efforts demonstrates that the Copper-T IUD suited the needs of younger, lower-parity women better than Lippes Loop. The differential performance by the device was especially marked within the program that offered a broad selection of contraceptive methods and occurred mainly because of lower rates of expulsion and lower rates of discontinuation for bleeding and pain among the Copper-T users. Nevertheless, the easy availability of a wide choice of methods during the second program successfully encouraged dissatisfied IUD discontinuers to try other methods of contraception.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001459:Bangladesh; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010298:Parity; D012424:Rural Population