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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Efficacy and safety of a low-dose 24-day combined oral contraceptive

containing 20 micrograms ethinylestradiol and 3 micrograms drospirenone.

AUTHORS

Bachmann G; Sulak PJ; Sampson-Landers C; Benda N; Marr J

SOURCE

Contraception. 2004;70:191-198.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this open-label, multicenter, noncomparative study was to determine the efficacy, safety and bleeding

profile of a new low-dose, monophasic combined oral contraceptive containing 20 µg ethinylestradiol and 3 mg

drospirenone administered daily for 24 days followed by a 4-day hormone-free interval. Contraceptive efficacy was

analyzed for 1018 women completing 11,140 treatment cycles. Eleven pregnancies occurred, giving a Pearl Index (PI)

of 1.29 (upper limit of the 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.30); of these pregnancies, five were considered due to

method failure, giving an adjusted PI of 0.72 (upper limit of the 95% CI, 1.69). A total of 7 (0.7%) women discontinued

study medication because of irregular bleeding, suggesting a favorable bleeding profile. Overall, the treatment was

well tolerated with an excellent safety profile. The majority of women (86%) stated that they were satisfied or very

satisfied with the treatment and over 70% of women would have continued with the study medication. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT1T 538-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Efficacy and safety of a low-dose 24-day combined oral

contraceptive containing 20 micrograms ethinylestradiol and 3 micrograms drospirenone.", is(are) Bachmann G;

Sulak PJ; Sampson-Landers C; Benda N; Marr J. The source of this article is "Contraception. 2004;70:191-198.".

This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 538-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 538

This article is peer-reviewed.

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