Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Publications

• Original Article   
  Trans-abdominal Sonography During Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Insertion In Outpatients Setting
  Author(s): Ihab I. Samaha, Ibrahim A. Abdelazim* and Tamer E. El-Ghazaly
  
  Background: Pain during intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) insertion may be a barrier to choose the IUCD as contraceptive method. The trans-abdominal sonographic (TAS) guided IUCD insertion may decrease the IUCD insertion pain and may increase the proper positing of IUCD. Objectives: To detect whether the use of TAS during IUCD insertion in outpatients setting is useful or not. Methods: Three hundred (300) women eligible for IUCD insertion were included in this study and randomized into two groups (150 women in each group). TAS-guided IUCD insertion (TAS-IUCD insertion) group and non-TAS-IUCD insertion group (no ultrasound used during IUCD insertion). In the TAS-IUCD insertion group, the IUCD was applied with moderately full bladder under TAS guide without uterine sounding. While, in non-TAS-IUCD inserti.. Read More»
  

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