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To investigate whether vaginal dinoprostone administered before the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system(IUs) insertion reduces IUD insertion pain and difficulty in insertion in adolescents and young women.


Clinical Trial Description

Long-acting reversible contraception methods are highly effective methods for reduction of the unplanned pregnancy rate worldwide. The intrauterine device is a single procedure that provides reliable, effective and long term contraception for many women. However, the insertion procedure can be associated with a troublesome degree of pain that prevent some women from choosing its use. Different interventions have been described to decrease pain perception during intrauterine device insertion with no agreement on an effective one. ;


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NCT number NCT04079140
Study type Interventional
Source Cairo University
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date September 15, 2019
Completion date December 10, 2019

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