| Sonographic recognition of three cases of septate uteri diminishes failures of quinacrine sterilization. | |
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PMID: 16531181 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: Using sonography, the bicornate and septate uterus as causes of failure of quinacrine sterilization (QS) are explored. Whether QS can be effectively performed on women with a bicornate or septate uterus is a question answered by a presentation of three such cases. METHODS: Three cases presented were part of a prospective nonrandomized study of QS in 205 women requesting sterilization at the Family Planning Clinic, School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Sonography was performed on all patients before, during and after QS. Quinacrine was packaged as seven pellets in a modified Copper-T IUD inserter (Sipharm, Sisseln, Switzerland). Each woman received the first transcervical insertion of 252 mg of quinacrine during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, usually immediately after menses. One month later, a second insertion was similarly performed. Patients were advised to use an alternate method of birth control for 12 weeks to allow time for scarring of the oviducts. A blood pregnancy test was done before the QS procedure. RESULTS: The diagnosis of a septate or bicornuate uterus was made by sonography in three of the 205 patients in the study. It was obvious that quinacrine had to be inserted into the two horns of such an anomalous uterus if the dissolved drug was to enter both fallopian tubes. Quinacrine dissolved into "lakes of quinacrine," and sonographically could be seen at the top of the uterine fundus. For this clinical trial of 205 patients, there were 546 woman-years of follow-up, and the Pearl index was 0.73 per 100 woman-years (95% confidence limits: 0.02, 1.4). CONCLUSIONS: The bicornate or septate uterus can be a cause of failure of QS if undetected. Advantages of sonography prior to, during and after QS are apparent in the three patients with septate uteri. Sonography is advantageous when performing QS by demonstrating an anomaly of the uterus, which required separate insertions of quinacrine into each horn of a septate uterus and helping to direct quinacrine into each horn of these anomalous uteri. |
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Authors:
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C R C Ferreira; D R B Magalhaes; J Lippes |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2005-11-02 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Contraception Volume: 73 ISSN: 0010-7824 ISO Abbreviation: Contraception Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-13 Completed Date: 2006-05-31 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0234361 Medline TA: Contraception Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 433-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. |
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Adult Female Humans Prospective Studies Quinacrine / administration & dosage* Sterilization, Reproductive / methods* Treatment Failure Uterus / abnormalities*, ultrasonography* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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83-89-6/Quinacrine |
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