| abstract |
An intrauterine device of the type having an external surface contacting the walls of the uterus after insertion therein, and said device having first walls defining a fluid-receiving cavity in at least a portion thereof. A concentrated fluid solution of a drug is present in the cavity and the drug is of the type providing an antifibrinolytic, an antifertility and antiproteolytic effect and is one or a mixture of more than one guanidine such as any aromatic monoguanidine, aromatic diguanidine, non-aromatic monoguanidine and non-aromatic diguanidine, and mixtures of one or more of the guanidines with one or more amidines. |