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Abstract
Following use of either the Levonorgestrel 20 mcg/day or the TCu 380 Ag IUD in a randomized
comparative study, 110 women stopped contracepting to have planned pregnancies. Pregnancy
rates and recovery of fertility have been assessed. Age at acceptance, duration of
use, parity and intervals between last pregnancy and IUD insertion or removal were
similar for both groups. Life table pregnancy rates at one year were higher than 90
per cent for both device groups; but because some women quickly changed their minds
or had been at risk of pregnancy only a short time before the analysis date, only
60.9 percent had actually become pregnant. Median time to planned pregnancy was 3
months for the TCu 380 Ag group and 4 months for the Levonorgestrel 20 group. Neither
duration of use nor age at insertion or age at termination affected the pregnancy
rates significantly.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
August 29,
1986
Received:
July 3,
1986
Identification
Copyright
© 1986 Published by Elsevier Inc.
