Insertion procedures, timings, use of local anaesthesia and cervical dilatation, and outcomes
| EC-IUD insertion procedure | n (%) (n=103) |
|---|---|
| Oral EC given as well as EC-IUD | |
| Yes | 64 (62) |
| No | 38 (37) |
| Data missing | 1 (1) |
| Timing of EC-IUD insertion | |
| Immediate | 78 (76) |
| Interval | 25 (24) |
| Interval insertion and oral EC (n=26) | |
| With oral EC | 25 (96) |
| Without oral EC | 1 (4) |
| Ease of EC-IUD insertion | |
| Easy | 37 (36)* |
| Average | 59 (57) |
| Difficult | 6 (6) |
| Failed | 1 (1) |
| Use of local anaesthesia | |
| Yes | 24 (23) |
| No | 79 (77) |
| Cervical dilatation required | |
| Yes | 13 (13) |
| No | 90 (87) |
| Retention of EC-IUD | |
| Removed† | 28 (27) |
| Retained‡ | 18 (18) |
| Unknown | 56 (55) |
| Failed initial fit | 1 (1) |
*One ‘easy’ insertion was complicated by device removal 1 hour later due to pain.
†One device was removed an hour after insertion as above, the remaining 27 were removed ≥6 weeks after insertion.
‡Retention was recorded if women visited the clinic subsequently and were using the IUD for contraception (time interval 11–35 months).
EC, emergency contraception; IUD, intrauterine device.