objective : iud is a highly effective, safe, private, long-acting, and rapidly reversible method of contraception with few side effects. the aim of this study was to assess the continuation rate and cause of iud discontinuation in isfahan, iran. materials and methods: this historical cohort study wascarried out on 12 randomly selected health centers of isfahan province in 2007. 244 literate mar...

objective: in this study continuation rate and reasons for discontinuation of depot-medroxyprogestrone acetate (dmpa)and cyclofem have been compared. materials and methods: a retrospective cohort study was conducted with 422 women (202 cyclofemand 220 dmpa users)who had started using the methods 12-24 months before the study in east azerbaijan health houses. data were collected by reviewing the...

over a three years period, from march1977 to feb. 1979, a total of 821 women receiving oral contraceptive from ibn-e-sina clinic were studied. the continuation rate, using the life table method, was calculated to be 75% by the end of the first year, and 51% by the end of the second year. amongst the various reasons for termination, non medical reasons were the most important ones and were equal...

background: when family planning programmes offer a wide variety of contraceptives, contraceptive prevalence would be higher overall. objective: to determine the acceptability of cyclofem© and to evaluate its side effects and continuation rate in iran. materials and methods: an introductory study of cyclofem© was conducted in seven districts of kerman province, the largest province of iran, in ...

background : there are various variables such as the duration and the client consistency' in using a special contraceptive method as well as some individual determinants. which play important roles in optimal using of different contraceptive methods. iud cu- 380a is a safe and an effective method used by 12.5% urban women in east azarbaijan. correlation between continuation rate of using iud cu...

background : iud is one of the safest and most widely used reversible methods of contraception. the purpose of this study was to determine iud survival and reasons for early discontinuation in bandar abbas, south of iran. methods: probability of iud continuation rate and factors associated with discontinuation were assessed in a historical cohort study of 400 women records from march 2002 to fe...

Poor compliance and high discontinuation rates of Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) and other contraceptive methods are major factors in the continuing problem of adolescent pregnancy. In this study we attempted to determine if providing comprehensive health care for teen mothers and their babies would improve continuation rates of DMPA. Patients who started DMPA between 1/1/96 and 1/1/9...