title: A clinical study comparing the performance of three IUCDs (Multiload Copper 250, Copper T 200, and Lippes Loop C).
abstract: 300 Women at Cairo's Al-Zahraa Hospital, using 1 of 3 different IUds (CuT 200, multiload Cu250, and Lippes loop size C) to compare the rate of complications encountered among the 3 groups.  Failed insertion was highest among the Cu T200 group with a rate of 3.24/HWY, hundred woman years.  Accidental pregnancy was highest among that group as well.  With a rate 2.16/HWY compared with 1.10/HWY among the ML Cu250 group and none among the Lippes Loop group.  The spontaneous expulsion rate was the same for the Cu T200 and Lippes Loop, i.e., the rate was 4.32/HWY and 4.44/HWY for the 2 groups, respectively, compared with 1.10.HWY for the ML Cu250.  The highest removal rate because of pain or bleeding was encountered among the ML Cu250 users, i.e., the rate was 4.41.HWY compared with 3.33/HWY among the Lippes Loop group and 1.08/HWY for the Cu T200 group.  The overall failure rate was 8.82/HWY for ML Cu250, 11.89/HWY for Cu T200, and 11.10/HWY for the Lippes Loop group.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fakhr
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fakhr
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Nasser
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001723:Birth Rate; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004194:Disease; D004534:Egypt; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006470:Hemorrhage; D015994:Incidence; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D008598:Menstruation; D008877:Middle East; D010146:Pain; D010298:Parity; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012816:Signs and Symptoms
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Bleeding; Clinical Research; Contraception; Contraception Failure; Contraception Termination--indications; Contraceptive Effectiveness; Contraceptive Methods--complications; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Egypt; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Incidence--statistics; Iud, Copper Releasing--complications; Iud--complications; Measurement; Mediterranean Countries; Menstrual Cycle--changes; Menstruation; Northern Africa; Pain; Parity--statistics; Pearl's Formula; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy, Unplanned--statistics; Prospective Studies; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Signs And Symptoms; Studies; Use-effectiveness