| Autor: |
D'Souza, Rachel E, Bounds, Walli, Guillebaud, John |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care; Apr2003, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p29-31, 3p, 4 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
Objective: To assess the force required for, and pain of, removal of the GyneFix as compared with T-framed intrauterine devices (IUDs).Design: A comparative trial following patient-blinded randomisation in an outpatient clinic setting.Method: Women requesting an IUD for emergency contraception were fitted with either a GyneFix or a Gyne-T380S. For those requesting removal of the IUD, visual analogue scores were used to assess their perception of the associated pain, and a Newton dynamometer was used to measure the force required to remove the device.Results: Removal required significantly more force for GyneFix as compared with Gyne-T380S (p = 0.004), but there was no significant difference in pain perceived by women during removal. Interestingly, anticipated pain was worse than actual pain experienced.Conclusion: Although more force is needed to remove the GyneFix as compared with the Gyne-T380S, this does not translate into more pain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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