Complications among adolescents using copper intrauterine contraceptive devices

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rate and pattern of complications associated with use of the Copper T 380A intrauterine device (IUD) among adolescents. METHODS: A prospective comparative study of women eligible for IUD insertion who attended the family planning clinic of Sohag University Hospital Egypt between July 1 2008 and December 31 2010. The participants were categorized as adolescents or adults. The Copper T 380A IUD was inserted in all participants and follow-up visits were scheduled at 1 3 and 6 months. Odds ratio and chi(2) square tests were used to compare the rates of complications at each visit. RESULTS: Of 1512 patients eligible for IUD insertion 852 met the inclusion criteria: 281 adolescents and 571 adults. The rates of pain bleeding displacement expulsion and removal of IUDs were significantly higher in adolescents (P