Acceptability and Satisfaction towards Copper T 380A versus Single Dose Levonorgestrel as Emergency Contraception among Egyptian women

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University

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Objective: To assess acceptability & satisfaction towards Cu-T 380A
(IUD) versus levonorgestrel (contra plan II) as EC among Egyptian women
as primary outcome, and the efficacy, side effects as secondary outcomes.
Method: 336 women fulfill the inclusion & exclusion criteria completed
the study distributed as 162 women chose to use levonorgestrel and 174
women chose to use IUD. Patients were followed up for index cycle. Patients were assessed for acceptance of LNG and IUD, side effects, failure
rate and resumption of menses.
Results: Acceptability and satisfaction of IUD as EC method were 51.8 %
and 98.3%vs. 48.2% and 96.3% of LNG group. 59.3% and 62.1% of LNG
and IUD group respectively have resumed their menses within expected
time. LNG showed tolerated side effects. The most common side effect
among LNG group was heavy bleeding (9.3%) and nausea (7.4%). IUD
was left in place as long-term contraception in most of cases (67.2%).
Only one woman of IUD group and 2 women of LNG group had pregnancy. Most of participants have been satisfied with their method.
Conclusion: both methods are highly effective methods of contraception
after unprotected intercourse and IUDs are cost-effective when left in
place as ongoing contraception.

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