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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Re-evaluation of oral contraceptive classifications.

AUTHORS

Burkman RT

SOURCE

In: Benefits and risks of OCs: a current perspective. Symposium monograph,

[compiled by] Health Learning Systems Little Falls, New Jersey, Health Learning

Systems, 1997. :24-8.

ABSTRACT

Many pharmaceuticals, including oral contraceptives (OCs), are often classified by "generations" based on the time of

introduction of new formulations. In the case of combined OCs, such a classification system is of little clinical

utility given the need to address the differing evolution of the estrogen and progestin components. Over the past 30

years, the estrogen dose of OCs has progressively decreased. Although the progestin dose also has decreased,

several types of progestins have been used. These progestins can be classified as either estranes or the newer,

biologically more potent gonanes. Desogestrel, gestodene, and norgestimate inhibit ovulation at lower doses than

the estranes and have lower androgenicity than levonorgestrel or the estranes. Although these low-androgenic

progestins were introduced at approximately the same time ("third generation"), there are subtle differences in

chemical structure, metabolism, androgenicity, and safety profile. Since most OCs in use today contain less than 50

mcg of ethinyl estradiol, classification of OCs relative to their progestin component in terms of level of androgenic

activity may be more relevant. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 1034-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Re-evaluation of oral contraceptive classifications.", is(are)

Burkman RT. The source of this article is "In: Benefits and risks of OCs: a current perspective. Symposium

monograph, [compiled by] Health Learning Systems Little Falls, New Jersey, Health Learning Systems, 1997. :24-8.".

This article was published in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 1034-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 6034

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