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  • Title: A new copper IUD (Fincoid) in adolescent and young nulliparous women.
    Author: Hirvonen E, Kaivola S.
    Journal: Contracept Deliv Syst; 1983 Apr; 4(2):149-52. PubMed ID: 12338636.
    Abstract:
    The contraceptive performance of a new copper IUD of Finnish design and manufacture, the Fincoid, was tested at an outpatient clinic in 241 nulliparous adolescent and young women in whom oral contraceptives (OCs) had caused side effects or were contraindicated. Each patient was followed up for 12 months, and 2268 woman-months of use were analyzed. The patients ranged in age from 15-21, with a mean age of 19.7 years. The principal finding was a fairly high pregnancy rate of 4.2. 8 pregnancies, 1 of them ectopic, occurred uniformly across age groups. Other 1st segment cumulative rates were expulsion 10.4; removals for bleeding 0.9, for pain 5.5, and for infection 2.1. The continuation rate was 73.1, and 6.8% were lost to follow-up. The relatively low removal rates for bleeding and pain may have been due to the high elasticity of the Fincoid side arms, which adapt well to smaller uterine cavities. The Fincoid IUD may be an alternative method of contraception for subjects who are negligent about contraception or for whom OCs are contraindicated.
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