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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

A comparative study of monophasic oral contraceptives containing either

drospirenone 3 micrograms or levonorgestrel 150 micrograms on premenstrual

symptoms.

AUTHORS

Sangthawan M; Taneepanichskul S

SOURCE

Contraception. 2005;71:1-7.

ABSTRACT

This open-label randomized study compared the effects of two combined oral contraceptives (OCs) containing 3 mg

drospirenone (DRSP)/30 µg ethinyl estradiol (EE) with 150 µg levonorgestrel (LNG)/30 µg EE on the prevalence and

changes from baseline of premenstrual symptoms after six cycles. The symptoms were measured using the

Women's Health Assessment Questionnaire. Subjects receiving DRSP/EE had fewer prevalence of premenstrual

symptoms than those receiving LNG/EE after six cycles. A significantly lower score of negative affect category in the

premenstrual phase was demonstrated in those receiving DRSP/EE more than LNG/EE. The DRSP/ EE group

showed a greater improvement of mean scores from baseline in the premenstrual phase compared with those who

received LNG/ EE on negative affect as seen in the items on anxiety, irritability, feeling sad or blue and weight gain in

the category of water retention. In conclusion, OCs containing DRSP have beneficial effects in reducing the

prevalence of premenstrual symptoms especially the symptoms of negative affect and weight gain, particularly when

compared to LNG/EE. Hence, it should be recommended for women who are susceptible to these adverse

symptoms. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 87-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "A comparative study of monophasic oral contraceptives

containing either drospirenone 3 micrograms or levonorgestrel 150 micrograms on premenstrual symptoms.", is(are)

Sangthawan M; Taneepanichskul S. The source of this article is "Contraception. 2005;71:1-7.". This article was

published in 2005 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 87-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 87

This article is peer-reviewed.

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