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Clinical performance of Fincoid-350 standard and short models: A comparative study

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Abstract

Comparison of the clinical performance of the standard and short models of the Fincoid-350 showed that the overall performance of the short Fincoid-350 was superior to that of the standard Fincoid-350. There were significantly fewer (p<0.01) removals for bleeding/pain among Fincoid-350 Short users (2.6%) than among Fincoid-350 standard users (7.6%). The short model gave better contraceptive efficacy (0.6%) than did the standard one (1.1%), although no statistical significance could be established. In other respects the two devices performed equally. From the comparison, a conclusion can be drawn that the short model causes fewer side-effects and is therefore preferable to the standard.

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La comparaison des résultats cliniques entre le modèle ordinaire et le modèle court de Fincoid-350 a montré que l'ensemble des résultats du Fincoid-350 court était supérieur aux résultats de Fincoid-350 ordinaire. On a constaté significativement moins (p<0,01) de retraits pour cause de microrragie/douleurs chez les utilisatrices du Fincoid-350 court (2,6) que chez celles du modèle ordinaire (1,1), bien qu'aucune statistique significative n'ait pu être établie. A d'autres égards, les résultats des modèles de différaient pas. A partir de cette comparaison, il est permis de conclure que le modèle court présente moins d'effets secondaires et qu'il est donc préférable au modèle ordinaire.

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La comparación de los resultados clínicos de los modelos estándar y corto del Fincoid-350 indicó que el resultado general del Fincoid-350 corto era superior al del Fincoid-350 estándar. Hubo significativamente menos retiros (p0,01) por motivos de microrragia/dolor entre las usuarias del Fincoid-350 corto (2,6%) que entre aquéllas del Fincoid-350 estándar (7,6). El modelo corto señaló una mejor eficacia anticonceptiva (0,6) que el estándar (1,1), si bien no pudo determinarse ninguna importancia estadística. En cuanto o otros aspectos, los dos dispositivos señalaron el mismo resultado.

La comparación permite llegar a la conclusión de que el dispositivo corto provoca menos efectos secundarios y que, por consiguiente, es preferible al modelo estándar.

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Kaivola, S. Clinical performance of Fincoid-350 standard and short models: A comparative study. Adv Contracept 10, 133–136 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01978106

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