Misoprostol Prior to Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion in Nulliparous Women

Summary

Because of misoprostol's known ability to cause cervical dilation, some family planning providers give their patients a dose of this drug prior to insertion. The goal of this study is to evaluate whether misoprostol prior to IUD insertion in nulliparous women eases insertion and decreases pain.

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-09

Publications

• Lathrop E, Haddad L, McWhorter CP, Goedken P. Self-administration of misoprostol prior to intrauterine device insertion among nulliparous women: a randomized controlled trial. Contraception. 2013 Dec;88(6):725-9. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.07.011. Epub 2013 Aug 6.
• Turok DK, Espey E, Edelman AB, Lotke PS, Lathrop EH, Teal SB, Jacobson JC, Simonsen SE, Schulz KF. The methodology for developing a prospective meta-analysis in the family planning community. Trials. 2011 Apr 29;12:104. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-104.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.