Use of Misoprostol in Case of Insertion Failure of Intrauterine Contraceptives

Summary

To assess the usefulnes sof misoprostol versus placebo (in a double-blind placebo controlled randomized clinical trial)to facilitate the insertion of copper-IUD and the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in cases of failure due to cervical stenosis in either nulligravidas and parous women. Additionally to evaluate the side-effects of the misoprostol. The hypothesis is that misoprostol may be better than placebo.

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2014-12

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Bahamondes MV, Espejo-Arce X, Bahamondes L. Effect of vaginal administration of misoprostol before intrauterine contraceptive insertion following previous insertion failure: a double blind RCT. Hum Reprod. 2015 Aug;30(8):1861-6. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev137. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.