ABSTRACT
The outcome of pregnancy in 56 patients who had contraceptive failure out of the 5,431 new acceptors at the Family Planning Clinic of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, between 1 January 1981 and 31 December 1989, were analysed. There were 40 IUD, 6 OC, and 4 injectable failures. Three patients had had voluntary surgical contraception (VSC) and 3 used barrier methods. The mean +/- SD age and parity were 32.2 +/- 4.4 years and 4.4 +/- 1.9, respectively. There were 17 (30.1%) live births, 34 (56.6%) terminations of pregnancy and 3 (5.2%) spontaneous abortions. Two (3.0%) patients were lost to follow-up. There was neither any statistically significant difference in the outcome of pregnancy between patients with 5 or more children and less than 5 children (p greater than 0.05), nor between patients less than 31 years of age and those older. Fifty per cent of the patients who had used the IUD continued with the method. Seven patients subsequently requested VSC. None of the patients using the injectable contraceptive or barrier methods continued with the method (p greater than 0.05).
PIP: Pregnancy outcome in 56 patients who experienced contraceptive failure out of a pool of 5431 acceptors at the Family Planning Clinic of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria was analyzed during the period January 1981-December 1989. There were 40 IUD, 6 oral contraceptive, and 4 injectable failures. 3 patients had undergone voluntary surgical contraception (VSC) and 3 used barrier methods. The mean +or- SD age and parity were 32.2 +or- 4.4 years and 4.4 +or- 1.9, respectively. There were 17 (30.1%) live births, 34 (56.5%) pregnancy terminations, and 3 (5.2%) spontaneous abortions. 2 (3.0%) patients were lost to follow up. There was neither any statistically significant difference in the outcome of pregnancy between those patients with 5 or more children and less than 5 children (p.05), nor between patients less than 31 years old and those who were older. 50% of those who had used the IUD continued with that method; 7 patients subsequently requested VSC. None of the patients using injectables or barrier methods continued with that method (p.05).
