Comparative Efficacy of the TCu380A IUD and the 52-mg LNG IUS Over 7 Years From Rowe et al., 201623
TCu380A IUD | LNG IUS | |
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No. of women | 1,871 | 1,884 |
Woman-years of observation | 10,088 | 7,903 |
No. of pregnancies | 33 | 7a |
Cumulative pregnancy rate per 100 woman-years (95% CI) | 2.5 (2.1, 2.9) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IUD, intrauterine device; LNG IUS, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system.
↵a No pregnancies were reported in years 6 and 7.