title: Clinical performance of Fincoid-350 standard and short models: a comparative study.
abstract: Comparison of the clinical performance of the standard and short models of the Fincoid-350 showed that the overall performance of the short Fincoid-350 was superior to that of the standard Fincoid-350. There were significantly fewer (p < 0.01) removals for bleeding/pain among Fincoid-350 Short users (2.6%) than among Fincoid-350 standard users (7.6%). The short model gave better contraceptive efficacy (0.6%) than did the standard one (1.1%), although no statistical significance could be established. In other respects the two devices performed equally. From the comparison, a conclusion can be drawn that the short model causes fewer side-effects and is therefore preferable to the standard.
authors.affiliation: Gynecological Outpatient Clinic, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaivola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome