The frameless copper IUD (GyneFix) and the TCu380A IUD: results of an 8-year multicenter randomized comparative trial

O Meirik, PJ Rowe, A Peregoudov, G Piaggio… - Contraception, 2009 - Elsevier
frameless IUD and 2036 to TCu380A; 43 insertions of the frameless IUD failed and none for
TCu380A… First-year expulsion rate of the frameless IUD was 5.3 (95% CI: 4.4–6.4) per 100 …

Performance of the frameless GyneFix and the TCu380A IUDs in a 3-year multicenter, randomized, comparative trial in parous women

S Wu, J Hu, D Wildemeersch - Contraception, 2000 - Elsevier
… in this study is lower with the frameless device than with the TCu380A IUD. As this study was
conducted in parous women only, the advantages of the frameless device could not be fully …

The TCu 380A IUD and the frameless IUD “the FlexiGard”: Interim three-year data from an international multicenter trial

WHOSP of Research, W Bank, IUD Research Group - Contraception, 1995 - Elsevier
… of the frameless and anchored device. This study shows that the FlexiGard when properly
anchored is a highly efficacious IUD but overall it appears no better than the TCu 380A and …

Comparison of expulsions following intracesarean placement of an innovative frameless copper-releasing IUD (Gyn-CS®) versus the TCu380A: A randomized trial

C Unal, A Eser, E Tozkir, D Wildemeersch - Contraception, 2018 - Elsevier
… This report concerns 140 subjects, 70 with a frameless Gyn-CS IUD, and 70 with the
TCu380A IUD. All insertions were performed by two experienced investigators (CU, AE), …

Performance of the frameless IUD (Flexigard prototype inserter) and the TCu380A after six years as part of a WHO multicenter randomized comparative clinical trial in …

L Hui-Qin, F Zhuan-Chong, W Yu-Bao… - Advances in …, 1999 - Springer
… for the Frameless IUD and 3.3 for TCu380A. Termination due to … less for the Frameless IUD
as compared with TCu380A (0.0 and … 80.8 for TCu380A, and 83.0 for the Frameless IUD. Both …

… intrauterine contraception may significantly increase continuation of use: a review of long-term clinical experience with frameless copper-releasing intrauterine …

D Wildemeersch, A Pett, S Jandi… - … journal of women's …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… Only studies with the original frameless Cu-Fix or GyneFix IUD are described in this section.
Table 3 provides the main events and cumulative discontinuation rates in both randomized …

The 'frameless' intrauterine system for long‐term, reversible contraception: A review of 15 years of clinical experience

D Wildemeersch, I Batár, B Affandi… - Journal of obstetrics …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… rate as the TCu380A Intrauterine device (IUD), considered the ‘golden standard’ IUD, which
… and discomforts experienced with conventional ‘framed’ IUDs. The mini IUS is likely to …

New frameless and framed intrauterine devices and systems—an overview

D Wildemeersch - Contraception, 2007 - Elsevier
… These figures are lower, but not significantly lower, than those of the TCu380A IUD (0.4/100
to … were observed with the frameless GyneFix® 330 IUD than with TCu380A after 8 years of …

Intrauterine contraceptives that do not fit well contribute to early discontinuation

D Wildemeersch - The European Journal of Contraception & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… various aspects of intrauterine contraception discussed recently in a comprehensive
review article and on the continued development of frameless copper intrauterine devices (IUDs). …

Randomized comparative trial in parous women of the frameless GyneFix® and the TCu380A intrauterine devices: long-term experience in a Chinese family planning …

X Cao, W Zhang, G Gao, H Van Kets… - … European Journal of …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
… The present study shows that the atraumatic frameless design of the GyneFix IUD minimizes
the side-effects and discomforts experienced with conventional IUDs. Apart from being …