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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The progestin-only pills and the levonorgestrel-releasing IUD: two

progestin-only contraceptives.

AUTHORS

Chi IC

SOURCE

CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1995 Dec;38(4):872-89.

ABSTRACT

The author reviewed available study findings in the literature to evaluate the merits, disadvantages, and unsettled

issues of progestin-only contraceptive pills (POPs) and the newly developed levonorgestrel-releasing (LNG) IUD. The

mechanism of POP action and the brands marketed are first considered, followed by discussion of safety

considerations, efficacy and compliance, side effects, clinical acceptability, continuation patterns, the advantages

of using POPs, current use, and issues to be addressed. The author then discusses the LNG IUD in sections on its

mode of action, studies used for evaluation, safety considerations, clinical performance, noncontraceptive effects,

and use perspectives and issues to be addressed. The benefits of POPs outweigh their risks, especially for

lactating and/or postpartum women, with available information suggesting that POPs are at least as safe as, if not

safer than, combined oral contraceptives (COCs). The incidence of nonmenstrual systemic side effects in POP

users, such as headaches, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, tend to be milder, and their incidence may have been

overreported in previous studies. However, for POPs to be as effective as COCs, strict compliance is required.

Moreover, compared to COCs, POPs are more likely to cause menstrual disturbances in the first few months of use.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3024-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The progestin-only pills and the levonorgestrel-releasing

IUD: two progestin-only contraceptives.", is(are) Chi IC. The source of this article is "CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND

GYNECOLOGY. 1995 Dec;38(4):872-89.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3024-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8024

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