Table 2.
Participants’ Perception of How Long IUDs and Implants Last.
| How long IUDs and implants last | Mirena users (n = 126) |
Paragard users (n = 21) |
Skyla users (n = 11) |
Kyleena users (n = 4) |
Implant users (n = 45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| 1 year | 0.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 7.3 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 3.9 (2) |
| 2 years | 2.5 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 6.7 (3) |
| 3 years | 6.6 (8) | 0.0 (0) | 85.3 (9) | 18.9 (1) | 74.1 (34) |
| 4 years | 1.7 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 6.0 (3) |
| 5 years | 81.3 (103) | 17.8 (4) | 0.0 (0) | 81.1 (3) | 2.2 (1) |
| 6 years | 2.3 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
| 7 years | 2.2 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
| 10 or more years | 1.7 (2) | 82.2 (17) | 7.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 6.0 (3) |
| Don’t remember | 1.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 (0) |
Note. Boldened statistics indicate the period of effectiveness recommended by the manufacturer.