Role of vaginal misoprostol prior to IUCD insertion in women who delivered only by elective caesarean section.
Misoprostol ( 400mcg ) vaginally administrated 3 hours prior to IUCD insertion increases the ease and success of insertion and decrease associated pain among women who had delivered only by elective caesarean section.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
210
misoprostol 2 tablets
starch pills manufactured to mimic misoprostol 200 mg tablets
Enas Mahmoud
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGthe proportion of failed IUCD insertions regardless of the reason .
pain reported by particiepant during insertion graded from 1 to 10 on visual analogue scale
Time frame: during insertion
the degree of difficulty of the IUCD insertion .
Judged as the resistance of the internal cervical os experienced by the investigator and measured by a 5-point scale.
Time frame: during insertion
heavy bleeding
heavy bleeding and blood clots
Time frame: 7 days
partial or total expulsion
not insitu by U/S
Time frame: 4 to 6 weeks
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