Levonorgestrel 52 mg IUD for Emergency Contraception and Same-Day Start
Contraception
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Contraception focused on measuring Emergency Contraception, IUD
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meet clinic eligibility for IUD placement
- Have a LNG 52 mg IUD placed for either emergency contraception (had unprotected intercourse in the last 5 days) OR Same-day start, >7 days since the onset of last menstrual period and have no report of unprotected intercourse in the last 5 days
- Negative high sensitivity urine pregnancy test prior to IUD placement.
- No known contraindications to the LNG 52 mg IUD per the CDC Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use 2016
- Fluent in English or Spanish
- Working Cell Phone number that receives text messages
- Willing to comply with the study requirements including providing 1-month follow up data including a urine pregnancy test result one month after IUD placement
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current pregnancy
- Currently Breastfeeding
- Current use of permanent contraception (has had a hysterectomy, tubal permanent contraception, or partner with a vasectomy in the last month)
- Current use of an IUD or contraceptive implant
- Use of any contraceptive pills, patches or vaginal rings in the last 4 weeks
- Use of oral emergency contraception in last 5 days
- Vaginal bleeding of unknown etiology
- Use of injectable hormonal contraceptive (Depo-Provera) in the last 6 months
- Planned use of any non- contraceptive estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone
- Acute cervicitis
- Known abnormalities of the uterus that distort the uterine cavity
- Ended pregnancy at or under 20 weeks gestational age within the last 2 weeks
- Ended pregnancy over 20 weeks gestational age within the last 6 weeks
Sites / Locations
- Planned Parenthood Mar MonteRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood IllinoiRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood League of MassachusettsRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood North Central StatesRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood Columbia WillametteRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood Association of UtahRecruiting
- Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, KentuckyRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Other
52 mg LNG IUD Same Day Start or EC
Week 1: Text daily for seven days. Report occurrences of the following in the last day: presence or absence of bleeding, spotting, pain, sexual intercourse, use of other methods of contraception, IUD expulsion or removal, and report any additional medical care received. Weeks 2 & 3: Weekly text survey assessing on which days of the previous week participants experienced bleeding and spotting, sexual intercourse, use of other methods of contraception, IUD expulsion or removal, or experienced adverse events. Week 4 Survey: At 28 days, participants will be asked about pregnancy symptoms, concern about pregnancy, and the result of their urine pregnancy test including a prompt to upload a photo of the test.