Experience in using intrauterine contraceptive devices by women with chronic pyelonephritis
Kurbanova, M.K.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiia 7: 52-55
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9092 PMID: 2932940 Document Number: 244518
The literature contains very little data on IUD use by women with kidney disorders. (What information there is is considered controversial.) This study of 50 healthy women and 50 women with chronic pyelonephritis, aged 19-39 years, examined the acceptability of IUDs for women with kidney diseases. For both groups, a comparative study was conducted on the effectiveness, side effects, and comlications of inert (Lippes loop) and copper-containing IUDs. An IUD was inserted on the 4th-6th day of the menstrual cycle following a thorough clinical examination. After insertion, the women were monitored on an outpatient basis. 2 women using IUDs became pregnant; both pregnancies were terminated by abortion with no complications in the postoperative period. The Pearl index was used to assess the complications of using IUDs for 12 months. The study covered 1020 menstrual cycles in women with chronic pyelonephritis. Results did not reveal any adverse effects of IUDs on the general health conditions and renal function of the women studied. It is concluded that IUDs are acceptable for women with chronic pyelonephritis.