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Background: The NuvaRing has demonstrated efficacy and acceptability in a number of clinical studies mostly in western countries. Because of cultural differences and self-administration of the device, it may not be well-accepted by Thai women.
Objectives: To assess the acceptability, tolerability and satisfaction of Thai women who started to use the NuvaRing.
Methods: The levels of acceptance by 39 clients who began using the NuvaRing were reviewed in this retrospective observational cohort study of clients at a family planning clinic in Bangkok. Ring-related and other adverse events were recorded at the end of second, fourth, and sixth cycles.
Results: Included in this study were clients (38/39; 97%) who used the NuvaRing for six cycles consecutively. Difficulties in removing the NuvaRing were experienced by 13% of the participants and 49% felt transient vaginal discomfort; however, these problems resolved over time. Approximately one third of clients had asymptomatic watery discharges. Of the total of 229 cycles 95.1% were as usual with scheduled bleeding. Seventy-one percent of the clients were very satisfied. Before and after 6 cycles of using the NuvaRing, there were no significant clinical differences between body weight, blood pressure, duration of period, and amount of pads used per cycle found using paired 2-sample t tests.
Conclusions: NuvaRing has demonstrated no significant effects on regular cycle continuation and had very few clients experienced adverse events. The acceptability of this device and satisfaction of using it
- 出版日期2016-6
