Study of side-effects of Cu-T as intra-uterine contraceptive device in post medical termination of pregnancy and interval cases.

Follow-up study of 60 cases (group B) of post medical termination of pregnancy Cu-T insertion and 100 cases (group A) of interval Cu-T insertion revealed that menstrual complaints like dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia were more prevalent in the 1st 3 months. These were more frequently found in group B cases. After one year the incidence reduced to almost nil in both the groups. Pain in lower abdomen and backache, a more frequent complaint in group B in 1st 3 months were also reduced remarkably after one year. Two expulsions in group B and one expulsion in group A had occurred during the 1st 3 postinsertion cycles along with menstrual flow. Failure has occurred in only one case in group B. For some reason or other Cu-T was removed in 11 cases in group A and 5 cases in group B. Desire for another pregnancy was the prime cause of removal of Cu-T in group A and along with this cause menstrual trouble was equally responsible for its removal in group B cases. There was no case of perforation, displacement or ectopic pregnancy reported in the present study, though for a short period.