Comparing Hemorrhages and Dysmenorrhea with Copper T380A and Multiload 375Intrauterine Devices: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Introduction: one of the most common complications of iud users is bleeding anddysmenorrhea. these complications vary in the different types of iuds. the aim of thisstudy was to compare the bleeding and dysmenorrhea in ml cu 375 iud and copper t 380aiud. methods: this randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial was performed on48 women in a health care centres from january to october 2012, in tabriz, iran.participants allocated into two equal groups of receiving iud ml cu 375 or receivingiud copper t 380a in randomized blocking method. data were collected by demographicquestionnaire and higham chart and visual analog scale 1 month before iud insertionand 4 months after iud insertion. analysis of covariance, anova with repeatedmeasures, friedman, ordinal regression and spss ver. 13 were used to analysis thedata. results: the results showed that the mean score of bleeding in the first fourmonths after iud insertion in iud ml cu 375 users was significantly lower than iudcopper t 380a group. in the third and fourth months in both groups showed severity ofdysmenorrhea in group iud ml cu 375 was lower than iud copper t 380a. the resultsshowed that the duration of dysmenorrhea in the first four months after iud insertionin iud ml cu 375 group was significantly lower than iud copper t 380a group.conclusion: counseling and educating women by family planning service providers aboutboth copper t 380a and ml cu 375 iuds before taking iud is recommended.