Conditions: Pregnancy
Keywords: contraception emergency contraception pregnancy prevention after unprotected intercourse
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 57
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to see if women presenting for emergency contraception (EC) are willing to accept the copper intrauterine device (IUD). This study will also compare the use of effective methods of contraception between women who selected the copper IUD or Plan B 6 months after they received EC.

Detailed description:
This study seeks to estimate the acceptance of Copper IUD use amongst people presenting for EC. This will be accomplished by offering all women who present for EC at participating Planned Parenthood Association of Utah (PPAU) clinics during the study period the option of having the copper IUD or Plan B. Women who agree to study participation will be followed for 6 months. The primary outcome for the study is the use of a reliable method of contraception 6 months after presenting for EC.

Secondary outcomes measured will be pregnancies, abortions, repeat Plan B use, presence of gonorrhea or Chlamydia infection at the time of presentation for EC, number of days to first bleeding episode and duration of that bleeding episode, further bleeding patterns, frequency of unprotected intercourse, use of a barrier method for prevention of sexually transmitted infections, patient satisfaction with the chosen method and symptoms possibly related to contraception use. Patients selecting the IUD will be assessed for IUD expulsion, perforation, and removal.

Arms:
arm 1: IUD arm 2: Oral levonorgestrel

Interventions: intervention 1: Copper T380 IUD intervention 2: levonorgestrel
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Copper T380 IUD intervention 2: 1.5 mg

Protocol document: