Per protocol
29 out of 43 women (67%) who received immediate insertion and were followed up, were using the original IUD at 6 weeks, and 40 women (93%) were using the original or a replacement IUD (Table 3). Among 65 women planned for delayed insertion per protocol, all of whom were followed up in person or by clinical record review, 14 women (22%) had an IUD inserted and 13 (20%) were still using the original IUD at 6 weeks.
Among women with immediate insertion that were not using the original IUD after six weeks, six (14%) had a complete expulsion, and 8 (18.5%) had the IUD removed because of intracervical location or symptomatic malposition. One woman with delayed insertion had the IUD removed because of symptomatic malposition.
Among women who received an IUD, 88% in the immediate group and 100% in the delayed group were “very satisfied” with the IUD at 3 months (p=0.146), and 97% and 100% respectively would recommend use of the IUD to a friend (p= 0.99) (Table S1). Most (85% with immediate insertion vs. 100% with delayed insertion, p=0.51) planned to use the IUD for more than three years. When asked whether they would have preferred immediate or delayed IUD insertion if given the choice, 87% who had immediate insertion and 61% who had delayed insertion said they would have preferred immediate insertion (p=0.02).