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A prospective study of the acceptability of today vaginal contraceptive sponge among Malaysian women
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Item type | Article |
Subjects | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health > 618 Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics & geriatrics |
Division/Agency | LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Human Reproductive Division |
Keywords | Vaginal contraceptive, Sexual intercourse, Family planning |
Additional Information | The hard copy can be refer at Resource Center, NPFDB. |
Abstract | Fifty volunteers were selected in a two month prospective study to evaluate the acceptability of the Today vaginal sponge contraceptive among Malaysian women. One participant developed allergic reaction to the sponge and was taken off at an early stage of the study. Fourty- nine participants completed one month follow-up.Thirteen subjects discontinued for various reasons which are related and not related to the sponge. The remaining 36 participants completed the study. Few side effects were observed among the sponge users who completed the trial. One subject complained that the Loop of the sponge hurt her husband's penis. Most of the women who are on the sponges claimed that sexual intercourse is no longer messy. Four subjects claimed that the sponges pontentiated sexual feeling to their male partners. The sponge is generally accepted by the study group, which suggest that the general impression 'Asian Women abhor any form of vaginal contraception' is not totally correct. It is suggested that the contraceptive efficacy of the sponge be evaluated among our women in the future. |