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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

A pilot study of three oral contraceptives in Seattle.

AUTHORS

TALWAR P

SOURCE

September 1975. 22 p.

ABSTRACT

The International Fertility Research Program carried out a pilot study at the Planned Parenthood Clinic of Seattle

which: 1) compared Ovral Fe 28 and Norinyl 1/50 Fe 28, 2) evaluated Norlestrin 1 mg Fe 28, 3) compared side effects

of Norlestrin with Ovral and Norinyl, 4) assessed the effect of the switchover from 1 oral contraceptive (OC) to the

other, and 5) studied side effects during different periods of the contraceptive cycle. In 1972, acceptors were given 3

cycles on Ovral and Norinyl and then were switched to Norlestrin which was to be used for the next 3 cycles. A

Systemic Contraceptive Study Admission Record was completed on each patient when she enrolled, and follow-up

records were completed after 3 cycles of each OC. There were about the same number of women reporting side

effects for both Ovral and Norinyl. 66% reported spotting or bleeding and 70% reported menstrual cramps in 1 or more

of 3 cycles. Other side effects reported were headache, abdominal bloating, breast discomfort, increased pain, and

vaginal discharge. Norinyl users reported fewer days of duration for all side effects except breast tenderness for

which they reported twice as many days. There was a similarity in the side effects from Norlestrin reported by the

women who switched from Ovral and Norinyl. Spotting or bleeding was the most frequently reported; 68% reported

change in flow, 42% a decrease; and a majority reported menstrual cramps, headache, abdominal bloating,

increased acne, and vaginal discharge. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3052-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "A pilot study of three oral contraceptives in Seattle.",

is(are) TALWAR P. The source of this article is "September 1975. 22 p.". This article was published in 1975 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3052-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

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