The range of IUD’s that we offer to our customers is the largest known in the domestic and the international market. The variety of models, sizes, copper surfaces, gold and silver cores in contraceptive spirals and insertion techniques, differenciate EUROGINE of any other manufacturers around the world.
You will be able to supply your customers with any model of IUD with only one brand.
The WHO recommends high charge IUD’s (+300mm2 of active copper surface).
Definition of IUD

An IUD is an intrauterine device made of plastic and copper (copper and silver or copper and gold) that is inserted into the womb (uterus)
through the cervical canal.

Purpose of IUD’s

IUD’s are used to prevent pregnancy and are considered to be 97-99% effective. It should be noted that IUD’s offer no protection against AIDS
or other sexually transmitted deseases.
The Intrauterine Device (IUD) is a safe and an effective method of reversible contraception.
An IUD prevents pregnancy by a combination of mechanisms of action, including:
- Inhibition of sperm migration in the upper female genital tract
- Inhibition of ovum transport
- Inhibition of fertilization

Who can use an IUD

An IUD should be provided to any woman who requests it after receiving appropriate counseling and reaching an informed decision, and who
has no contraindications to its use.

Benefits

- High and immediate efficiency: 97-99%
- Long-term contraception method: 3 to 5 years
- Does not require action with every act of sexual intercourse
- Immediate return to fertile state when removed
- Does not affect breast-feeding
- Very few side-effects

An IUD is particularly appropiate for women who:

- Prefer a method of contracetion which does not require action daily or with every act of sexual intercourse
- Are parous and want a highly effective, long-acting, reversible method of contraception
- Are breast-feeding
- May have difficulty obtaining contraceptive supplies on a regular basis
- Lack privacy, making use of some other methods problematic
- Show risk status changes during use of other methods
- Do not want to have any more children, but do not wish to be sterilized

Disadvantages

- It must be inserted by a physician and requires periodic medical control
- Insertion and removal could cause some discomfort
- Does not protect against STIs

Side-effects

- Cramping pain may occur for the first 24 to 48 hours after insertion
- Vaginal discharge may occur during the first few weeks due to the initial reaction of the lining of the uterus
- Changes in menstrual periods –including spotting or light bleeding between periods- are common during the first 3-6 months of use of a
copper-bearing IUD

Contraindications

It is not recommended the use of any IUD to women with:
- Known or suspected pregnancy
- Puerperal or post-abortion sepsis current or within the last three months
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) current
- Sexually transmitted infections (SIT) current
- Purulent cervicitis
- Confirmed or suspected malignancy of the genital tract
- Unexplained vaginal bleeding
- Cervical cancer awaiting treatment
- Endometrial cancer
- Congenital uterine abnormalities or benign tumors of the uterus which distort the cavity in a manner incompatible with proper IUD
placement
- Malignal gestational trophoblastic disease
- Known pelvic tuberculosis

The truth about IUD’s

- IUD’s are not only for women who have completed their childbearing
- IUD’s do not increase risk for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- IUD’s do not increase the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- IUD’s do not increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy
- IUD’s are not abortive methods
- IUD’s can not leave the uterus and travel through a woman’s body
- IUD’s can not cause infertility
- IUD’s do not cause cancer









GOLD T® IUD (Cu+Au)

EUROGINE made a study, in collaboration with other Spanish important organizations, where demonstrated that Silver, in spite of being an adequate support as a noble metal core, was in some cases attacked by corrosion from uterine fluids.
As a result of this, EUROGINE developed a high-purity copper wire with a Gold core, which is absolutely unaffected by corrosion and is also fully biocompatible with the human body. It improves as well the safety of Copper wire as a contraceptive and eliminates any possible allergies to Silver.
EUROGINE’s Gold T® IUD also has an insertion system that guarantees the placement at the IUD at the fundus of the uterus. This is extremely important for achieving the most effectiveness contraception method. By following a few simple instructions, the Gold T® IUD inserter makes accidental perforation of the uterus during insertion totally impossible if properly used.







SILVER IUD’s (Cu+Ag)
The Silver IUD is exactly the same as the Copper one as regards the shape, size or amount of copper in the spiral. But to prevent the Copper wire –the contraceptive wire which is subjected to a process of corrosion for being able to achieve its contraception objective-, breaking into two or more parts when it is corroded at specific points along it, a special Copper wire has been designed.
In Silver IUD’s, the Copper wire contains a Silver core, making up approximately one third of the total diameter. This Silver core prevents the Copper wire breaking when corroded in the uterus. This is due to Silver is a noble metal and it is not corroded by the body acids contained in uterine fluids. The fact that the Copper spiral remains intact throughout the useful life of the IUD is an important added value and reinforces the safety of the contraceptive effect.







COPPER IUD’s (Cu)

The side-effects of the IUD’s are not related to the amount of Copper covering more or less of the surface area: 200mm2, 250mm2, 300mm2 or 380mm2. The fact that the wire spirals have Silver or Gold cores, does not affect tolerance or continuity either.
The reasons for the possible side-effects of IUD’s are as follows:
· Insertion in uterus with infections, malformations or where insertion of an IUD is contraindicated.
· Inappropriate choice of the shape or size of the IUD for the receiver uterus.
· Incorrect insertion with defective placement of the IUD or perforation.
· Not having observed the requirements for asepsis during insertions.
A well-chosen and correctly-inserted IUD offers women similar –or even better- levels of contraceptive protection than the pill, with no side-effects. The WHO (World Human Organization) has stated that IUD’s are the best option for birth control, given their excellent EFFECTIVENESS-COST-INNOCUOUSNESS ratio.





© Eurogine, May 2008