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0. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
Please read this information leaflet carefully before deciding if MelbeaGold
is right for you.
This information leaflet does not replace a consultation with your
gynaecologist or any other health care service provider specialising in
women’s health.
If you have any questions regarding the use of the MelbeaGold product,
please consult your doctor.
You need to be familiar with other contraceptive methods as well, since
the use of this product requires that you consult with your gynaecologist
and decide together which contraceptive method is the most optimal for
you, taking into account the results of a thorough medical examination.
1. WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT IS MELBEAGOLD?
The MelbeaGold product is what is
commonly known as
a hormone-free
copper coil, which is inserted by a gynaecologist into your uterine cavity to
provide long-term protection against unwanted pregnancies.
In technical language,
MelbeaGold is a copper-containing medical device,
which falls into the category of Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
abbreviated as
IUD
or
IUCD).
MelbeaGold does not protect against HIV infections (AIDS) or any other
sexually transmitted infections (STIs)!
2. WHAT IS MELBEAGOLD COMPOSED OF? WHAT DOES IT LOOK
LIKE?
All MelbeaGold products are structured around a flexible small T-shaped
translucent milky white polyethylene frame.
Around this
underlying structure shaped like the cross-section of a lily flower
,
a high-purity orange-red
wire containing a copper-gold alloy
is wound up
spirally in a single layer.
To the lower end of the plastic frame, a
blue indicator string ending in two
separate threads
is attached.
This indicator string is composed of a single non-absorbent polyester-
based surgical thread.
The double-threaded end of the indictor string is the only part of the
MelbeaGold product that you might feel while MelbeaGold is in your uterus;
however, these dual threads do not extend outside the vagina and your body.
The frame of the MelbeaGold device does not contain a special X-ray contrast
agent (
e.g. barium sulphate
).
3. HOW DOES THE MELBEAGOLD PRODUCT ACHIEVE ITS EFFECT?
3.1. What is the mechanism of action of the MelbeaGold product?
After being inserted by your gynaecologist or health care service provider
,
the MelbeaGold product, which built around a polyethylene frame that is
soft to the touch and shaped like a lily flower, will fit into place in a natural
and unnoticeable manner and be effective from the first day following the
day of insertion.
MelbeaGold provides double protection: in addition to the known
foreign
body and copper ion effect
, it also provides
electrochemical
protection
against unwanted pregnancies.
Our current understanding is that copper-containing coils achieve their
effect by rendering sperms unsuitable for insemination and preventing the
implantation of any fertilised eggs.
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