Gynefix: a UK experience
Geyoushi, B. E., Randall, S. and Stones, R. W. (2002) Gynefix: a UK experience. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 7, (1), 7-14.
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Description/Abstract
Objectives: To present the experience of family planning providers and clients in the UK with the GyneFix® intrauterine implant device.
Method: Audit of 138 GyneFix insertions at the Ella Gordon Family Planning Unit in Portsmouth, from 1997 to 1999.
Results: Of 138 attempts at GyneFix insertion, 134 were successful. Forty per cent were inserted in nulliparous women. The removal rate was 15%, half of which were due to unacceptable side-effects. The expulsion rate was 8% ranging over a period of a few days to 12 months after insertion. There were no reported perforations or accidental pregnancies with GyneFix in situ in this series. There were no reported pregnancies as a result of unnoticed expulsion.
Conclusions: The results obtained in this study are minimal estimates obtained from a retrospective analysis. The numbers are small but they are comparable to results reported from other family planning centers in the UK. Although GyneFix clearly has a useful role, there is a need for a large-scale prospective randomized study to establish the benefits and potential disadvantages of the GyneFix device.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1362-5187 (print) |
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| Keywords: | contraception, intrauterine device, Gynefix |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Community Clinical Sciences University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Medical Education |
| Item ID: | 37757 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 11:36 |
| Contributors: | Geyoushi, B. E. (Author) Randall, S. (Author) Stones, R. W. (Author) |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/37757 |
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