The Dimélys is a new lily-shaped copper-bearing IUD of French origin of which the first clinical results are reported here. This device was inserted at interval in 348 women and 8975 woman-months of experience were accumulated at 3 years. Though only moderately effective (pregnancy rates 2.8 and 5.7 at 1 and 3 years, respectively) the Dimélys is well retained by the uterus (expulsion rates 1.5 and 2.5 at 1 and 3 years, respectively). Clinical efficacy was found to be influenced by the recipient's age, and expulsion rates were significantly higher when inserted by unskilled operators.
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