One-year pregnancy and continuation rates after placement of levonorgestrel or copper intrauterine devices for emergency contraception: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine device for emergency contraception vs the copper T380A intrauterine device. Of note, 1-year pregnancy and continuation rates after intrauterine device placement for emergency contraception remain understudied.

Objective

This study compared 1-year pregnancy and intrauterine device continuation rates and reasons for discontinuation among emergency contraception users randomized to the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine device or the copper intrauterine device.

Study design

This participant-masked, randomized noninferiority trial recruited emergency contraception individuals desiring an intrauterine device from 6 Utah family planning clinics between August 2016 and December

SUBMITTER: Kaiser JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065890 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature