90-Day Bleeding Patterns After Intrauterine Device Insertion

A randomized controlled trial of daily text messages versus monthly paper diaries to collect bleeding data after intrauterine device insertion

“…Within a cohort study that evaluated bleeding and cramping patterns for 90 days following insertion of contraceptive intrauterine devices (IUDs) [24] , we carried out a randomized controlled trial in which we compared the quantity of data provided with two-way text messages versus paper diaries. We hypothesized that bleeding data collected daily using text messages would have fewer missing values than paper diaries returned monthly.…”