Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 93-96.

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Clinical Study of Quinacrine Female Voluntary Non -Surgical Sterilization

LU Wei -qun,ZHU Jiang, ZOU Su-ping,LIU Guang-hua,HOU Yong-hua,YANG Zheng-pin,XIAO Shi-wen,AN Wen-shi,TIAN Ying-mei   

  1. Center for Research on Population, Guizhou University,Guiyang 550025,China(LU Wei-qun);Guizhou Provincial Research Institue for Family Planning, Guiyang 550004, China(ZHU Jiang);Huaxi Health Care Service Center of Maternal and Child, Guiyang 550025,China(ZOU Su -ping);Nanming Family Planning Station, Guiyang 550001, China(LIU Guang -hua);Rongjiang County Family Planning Station, Rongjiang County 557200,Guizhou Province, China(HOU Yong-hua);Liping County Family Planning Station, Liping County 557300,Guizhou Province, China(YANG Zheng-pin);Zunyi County Health Care Service Center of Maternal and Child, Zunyi County 563100,Guizhou Province, China(XIAO Shi-wen);Fenggang County Health Care Service Center of Maternal and Child, Fenggang County 564200,Guizhou Province, China(AN Wen-shi);Yuqing County Health Care Service Center of Maternal and Child, Yuqing County564400,Guizhou Province, China(TIAN Ying-mei)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2012-03-15 Online:2012-03-15
  • Contact: ZHU Jiang

Abstract: Objective:To assess the safety, effectiveness and acceptability of quinacrine sterilization(QS) when QS was cosmically used in clinic. Methods: This trial was completed from March 2007 to July2010. 6 000 female volunteers were recruited in Guizhou province. Seven pellets of QS (252 mg) were insertedinto uteri using the modified Cu-T intrauterine device (IUD) during days 3 to 7 after menstruation or >delivery/ postpartum 6 weeks. The second insertion of the same dose was performed 4 weeks of the first insertion.Questionnaires and physical examination were asked during the 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th months. Results: 5 780 cases were followed -up with the longest follow -up times,1248 days. The main side effects were yellow discharge from vagina, dizziness,tired, menstrual irregularity. There was not any serious side effect. The effective rate was 98.5% , which effected by the situation and time of QS insertion. Conclusions:QS wasachea, contraceptive with the characteristics of simple performance, non-wound and non-pain, low side effectand hign acceptability. Some factor can increase the QS effective rate, such as delivery / postpartum 6 weeks,3 to7 after menstruation,two times of insertion, lying down for 2 hours after QS procedure, contraceptive3 months after each insertion. QS contraceptive has positive role in improving acceptability of female sterilization and reducing cost of family planning.

Key words: Sterilization, reproductive, Female, Quinacrine, Non-surgical sterilization