Immediate Post-placental Insertion of IUCD During Cesarean Delivery Versus 6 Week Post-Cesarean Insertion

ALshaimaa Aboalhassan Ali

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 1

Conditions

Mechanical Complication of Intrauterine Device

Treatments

Drug: IUCD

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03404622

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of current study is to compare the rates of IUCD expulsion and complications in immediate post-placental insertion versus delayed IUCD insertion (6-weeks after cesarean delivery)

Full description

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are among the most effective forms of contraception, offering greater than 99% efficacy per year of use and are completely reversible .

Post-placental intrauterine device (IUD) insertion is a safe, convenient, and effective option for postpartum contraception. "Post-placental" refers to insertion within 10-15 minutes of placental delivery, after vaginal or cesarean delivery.

Enrollment

200 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age: 18 -45
Singleton pregnancy at ≥32 weeks gestation at time of enrollment
Voluntarily requesting to IUD placement for postpartum contraception
Able to give consent and agree to the terms of the study

Exclusion criteria

Uterine anomaly that preventing replacement of IUD.
Chorioamnionitis (such as prolonged rupture of membranes >18 hours, prolonged labor >24 hours, fever >38C).
Puerperal sepsis and unresolved postpartum hemorrhage.
IUD allergy (copper).
Systemic lupus erythematosus with severe thrombocytopenia