The effect of low-dose 3-keto-desogestrel added to a copper-releasing intrauterine contraceptive device on menstrual blood loss: A double-blind, dose-finding, placebo-controlled study - 05/09/11
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Objective: We sought to establish the lowest dose of 3-keto-desogestrel, when added to a copper-releasing intrauterine contraceptive device, that is needed to reduce menstrual blood loss to a very low level and to treat (essential) menorrhagia successfully. Study Design: A double-blind group comparative study was designed in which 203 healthy women with or without menorrhagia were enrolled and randomized to four different Multiload Cu250 intrauterine contraceptive devices, releasing 0 (control), 1.5, 3, or 6 μg of 3-keto-desogestrel daily. Menstrual blood loss, hemoglobin, and serum ferritin levels were determined before and during treatment. Results: All 3-keto-desogestrel–copper intrauterine contraceptive devices reduced menstrual blood loss significantly, causing a reduction of up to 30 to 40 mL after 12 months of use. All women with essential menorrhagia were considered to have been successfully treated after 6 months of use. Serum ferritin levels rose with all three 3-keto-desogestrel–loaded devices. Conclusion: A Multiload Cu250 intrauterine contraceptive device releasing 1.5 μg of 3-keto-desogestrel daily is able to reduce menstrual blood loss to a very low level and to replete body iron stores in women with or without menorrhagia. Higher doses have no superior effect. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:575-81.)
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Hormone-releasing intrauterine contraceptive device, menorrhagia, low-dose 3-keto-desogestrel, body iron stores in women
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* | Supported by Organon Nederland, Oss, The Netherlands. |
** | Reprint requests: Catharina A.H. Janssen, MD, Department of Gynecology, University Medical Centre, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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