Are You Interested in Using an IUD After Your Cesarean Delivery?

Study Summary

This research study will compare the use of a type of intrauterine device (IUD), the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena® IUD or LNG-IUS) inserted immediately after delivery of the placenta during your cesarean delivery versus the use of the Mirena® IUD placed four to eight weeks following your cesarean section. The study will also examine differences in overall satisfaction with the method, expulsion (when the IUD comes out of the uterus on its own), menstrual periods and bleeding, other side effects and complications, pregnancy, and quality of life.

Once enrolled, women will be randomly assigned to either the group that receives the Mirena® IUD immediately after their cesarean delivery or the group that receives it four to eight weeks following their cesarean delivery. Women will come in to the clinic for an enrollment visit and additional visits at four to eight weeks, three months, and six months after delivery. The study involves gynecologic and pelvic exams, pregnancy testing, completion of questionnaires and provision of personal and medical information. The questionnaires may ask some sensitive questions. All visits will take place at a private setting at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Participants will receive $75 for participation in the study. The information gathered from this study may help improve IUD use among women after cesarean delivery.

Participation Details

Women greater than or equal to 18 years old

To be eligible you must be:

• Pregnant now
• Planning to undergo a scheduled cesarean delivery
• Desire to use the Mirena® IUD for contraception

Study Director/Principal Investigator: Melissa Gilliam
Co-Investigator: Amy Whitaker
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning

For more information, contact:
Rachael Pius
5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2050
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 834-7727
rpius@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu

IRB: #15148A