All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Objective: to find out can effective counseling reduce the Cu T removal rate for avoidable reasons. To find out what role the counseling plays in patients seeking Cu T removal. Materials and methods : Data was collected from 100 patients, 50 from ANMs (control group) and 50 from the study group, from patients seeking Cu T removal. 50 patients, for whom ANMs removed Cu T was compared to 50 patients from the study group, for whom counseling was done before removing Cu T. The data so collected was compared and analyzed. Conclusion :counseling is necessary in woman seeking removal of Cu T 50% of the study group opted to continue with the CuT after counseling.