A multicentered phase III comparative clinical trial of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate given three-monthly at doses of 100 mg or 150 mg: II. The comparison of bleeding patterns. World Health Organization. Task Force on Long-Acting Systemic Agents for Fertility Regulation Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction

A multicentered phase III clinical trial was conducted in seven countries to compare two dosages of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), 100mg and 150mg, given every 90 days. Contraceptive efficacy and side-effects of both regimens were reported previously. Their effect on vaginal bleeding patt...

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Published inContraception (Stoneham) Vol. 35; no. 6; p. 591
Main Authors Said, S, Omar, K, Koetsawang, S, Kiriwat, O, Srisatayapan, Y, Kazi, A, Ajmal, F, Wynter, H H, Pretnar-Darovec, A, Benitez, I B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1987
Subjects
Amenorrhea - chemically induced
Clinical Trials as Topic
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Medroxyprogesterone - administration & dosage
Medroxyprogesterone - adverse effects
Medroxyprogesterone - analogs & derivatives
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Menstruation Disturbances - chemically induced
Patient Compliance
Uterine Hemorrhage - chemically induced
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Summary:A multicentered phase III clinical trial was conducted in seven countries to compare two dosages of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), 100mg and 150mg, given every 90 days. Contraceptive efficacy and side-effects of both regimens were reported previously. Their effect on vaginal bleeding patterns is the object of this paper. A total of 1216 women were randomly assigned to a dose group and 1156 of them provided a menstrual diary. The comparison of the bleeding patterns is made using a 90-day reference period approach and following the guidelines published by WHO. In addition, the longest bleeding/spotting episode and the longest bleeding/spotting-free interval are calculated over the entire diary length. The only difference found between the two dose groups is a higher incidence of amenorrhea with the 150mg regimen. Overall, there is a high degree of consistency between the reasons given by individual women for discontinuing the contraceptive method and their vaginal bleeding pattern during the 90 days preceding discontinuation. However the data revealed large between-centre differences, both in the incidence of specific patterns, and in the identification by women of bleeding problems as reasons for discontinuation. This last point suggests that the life-table analysis underestimates the true incidence of menstrual irregularities. Comments on the reference period analysis method are made.
ISSN:0010-7824