Comparison of the Levonorgestrel IUD and the Copper IUD Placed in the Immediate Postplacental Period: A Prospective Cohort Study

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER · Feb 18, 2014

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Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Women age ≥ 18
• • Desire for immediate postpartum IUD or postpartum day #1 after a postplacental IUD placement
• • English or Spanish speaking
• • Willing to attend 2 follow-up visits
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Multiple gestations
• • Delivery prior to 35 weeks gestational age
• • Allergy or sensitivity to any component of either IUD (including polyethylene, levonorgestrel or copper)
• • Cesarean delivery
• • Postpartum hemorrhage (estimated blood loss \> 500 mL)
• • Chorioamnionitis
• • Abnormal uterine anatomy (including uterine anomaly or large fibroids)
• • Treated for Chlamydia or Gonorrhea during pregnancy without a subsequent negative follow-up test
• • Current cervical cancer or carcinoma in situ
• • Current breast cancer
• • Wilson's disease
• • If enrolling postpartum after IUD has already been placed, women will be excluded if the provider used an insertion technique other than using the ring forceps or the operator's hand

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