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utcome Of Immediate PPIUCD At Follow Up Visit In Women At A Tertiary CareHospital In Karachi, Pakistan
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utcome Of Immediate PPIUCD At Follow Up Visit In Women At A Tertiary CareHospital In Karachi, Pakistan
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the outcome of Immediate Post Partum Intrauterine Contraceptive device (PPIUCD) insertionamong married women of reproductive age at a tertiary care Creek General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.Study Design: Prospective Interventional study.Methodology: The clinical study was conducted in department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Creek General hospitalKarachi from August 2015 to July 2016. One hundred and twenty five women were selected for immediate PPIUCDinsertion, however the result was analysed for hundred women as twenty five were lost to follow-up. PPIUCD was insertedwithin 10 minutes of delivery of placenta. Follow up was done at 6 weeks, the primary outcome measures were the clinicaloutcomes in terms of safety (irregular vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, infection and perforation) and efficacy(un-descended IUCD strings, expulsion, discontinuation and pregnancy). The results were analyzed by SPSS da...