A comparative study of the nylon T and copper T 200

Contracept Deliv Syst. 1983 Sep;4(4):297-300.

Abstract

The nylon T IUD is identical to the copper T 200 except for the composition of nylon/copper. A study conducted at the Family Planning Institute in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia compared the nylon T with the copper T. Devices were randomly administered to women who had not been pregnant during the month prior to insertion. The pregnancy rate for the nylon T group was 13.0 at 12 months, significantly higher (Por= 0.01) than the rate of 0.0 for the copper T group. Effectiveness of copper devices is related to the copper itself, rather than being an effect of the increased surface area alone.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Birth Rate
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Contraception*
  • Demography
  • Developed Countries
  • Diagnosis
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Europe
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic*
  • Family Planning Services
  • Fertility
  • Hemorrhage
  • Humans
  • Intrauterine Devices*
  • Intrauterine Devices, Copper*
  • Metrorrhagia
  • Nylons*
  • Pain
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Polymers
  • Population
  • Population Dynamics
  • Pregnancy Rate*
  • Research
  • Yugoslavia

Substances

  • Nylons
  • Polymers