TY  - JOUR
T1  - Factors Influencing Discontinuation of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (TCu-380A)
AU - , A. Mardi AU - , S.Refahi AU - , T. Jabbarzadeh AU - , M. Mashoufi AU - , M.H. Dehghan 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 5
SP  - 597
EP  - 600
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.597.600
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.597.600
KW  - Intrauterine contraceptive device
KW  -discontinuation of IUD
KW  -TCu-380A
KW  -Iran
AB  - To estimate the frequency and the medical and general reasons for discontinuation of intrauterine device (TCu-380 A), duration of IUD use in patients who were admitted to our clinic for removal of IUD. We studied 271 cases of IUD removal with respect to duration of use, cause of removal and sociodemographic characteristics.  All  of  IUD  removed  was  Tcu-380  A.  The  relationships  among  duration  of  use, age, number of children  were  analyzed. The reasons for removal and their relationship to duration of use were investigated. The mean age of cases included in the study was 28.1 years, mean duration of use was 3.4 years and mean number of children was 2.3. Although there was no statistically relationship between causing discontinuation  with   number  of  children,  we  observed that women with any number of children removed IUD  due  to  bleeding  and spotting. The reasons for removal were frequently side effects related to IUD use. We observed that medical reasons specially bleeding and spotting were the commonest cause of discontinuation of IUD.
ER  -