GyneFix Copper IUD
Alternative Name: GyneFix 330
Description: Frameless intrauterine device; copper sleeves on flexible suture material. A knot at one end of the thread acts as an anchoring system at the top of the uterus.
Product Details
Duration: Approved for 5 years
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API):
Status Details
Status Details: - Approved in 1995 in Europe. GyneFix has been introduced into resource-poor countries on a limited basis by Marie Stopes International. Product has been distributed in Mexico, Mongolia, Vietnam and Bolivia. It is marketed in the EU, China, Kenya, and Indonesia.
- Approved in 1995 in Europe. GyneFix has been introduced into resource-poor countries on a limited basis by Marie Stopes International. Product has been distributed in Mexico, Mongolia, Vietnam and Bolivia. It is marketed in the EU, China, Kenya, and Indonesia.
Additional Information
References: Meirik O, et al. (2009) The frameless copper IUD (GyneFix) and the TCu380A IUD: results of an 8-year multicenter randomized comparative trial. Contraception. 80:133-41.
Meirik O, et al. (2009) The frameless copper IUD (GyneFix) and the TCu380A IUD: results of an 8-year multicenter randomized comparative trial. Contraception. 80:133-41.