The frequency of menstruation was reduced to once every three months in 196 women by the continuous administration of the oral contraceptive pill, Minilyn, for 84 days (tri-cycle regimen). No pregnancies occurred. One hundred and sixty-one women (82%) welcomed the reduction in the number of periods with the associated freedom from menstrual and premenstrual symptoms, and many found the tri-cycle regimen easier to follow. Weight gain of more than 2 kg, irregular cycle control, especially in the first three months, breast tenderness, and headaches were the main side effects. Menstrual loss was unchanged or reduced in all but seven women. The doctors and nurses on the clinic staff were less enthusiastic about this regimen than the volunteers themselves.

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The implementation of family planning programmes.

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Contraceptive Agents↗

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IUDs and PID: a comparative trial of strings versus stringless devices.

An international multicentered clinical trial was designed to determine the possible role of intrauterine device (IUD) marker strings in the etiology of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). A total of 1265 women were admitted and randomly allocated to receive either a standard TCu200 IUD or a TCu200 IUD without marker strings. These patients were followed-up through 12 months postinsertion. No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups of IUD users with respect to the incidence of PID or other types of infection or inflammation. The 12-month life table termination rates and overall continuation rates were also similar for users of the respective devices, with the exception of removal rates for bleeding/pain, which were significantly higher in the strings group than in the stringless group. However, the number of bleeding/pain complaints ever reported during the study were not statistically different in the two study groups. The study results indicate that the IUD string does not play an important role in the etiology of PID associated with the use of IUDs.

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