Evaluation of a low-dose oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhea: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial
Evaluation of a low-dose oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhea: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial
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DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.045
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发表时间:
2011-05-01
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Hoshiai, Hiroshi
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作者:
Harada, Tasuku;Momoeda, Mikio;Hoshiai, Hiroshi
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose oral contraceptives (IKH-01; 0.035 mg ethinyl estradiol and 1 mg norethisterone) for patients with primary dysmenorrhea.Design: Placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial.Setting: Clinical trial sites in Japan.Patient(s): One hundred fifteen patients with primary dysmenorrhea.Intervention(s): Patients randomly assigned to receive IKH-01 or placebo for four cycles.Main Outcome Measure(s): Total dysmenorrhea score, verbal rating scale defining pain according to limited ability to work and need for analgesics, and visual analog scale (VAS).Result(s): Reduction in total dysmenorrhea score and VAS before and after treatment was significantly higher in the IKH-01 group than in the placebo group. Total dysmenorrhea score and VAS in the IKH-01 group significantly decreased from cycles 2 to 5. Overall incidence of adverse events was significantly higher in the IKH-01 group. Incidence decreased over time in the IKH-01 group; it was invariable in the placebo group. No serious adverse events occurred.Conclusion(s): IKH-01 could be used as a single agent or in combination with analgesics for treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. (Fertil Steril (R) 2011; 95: 1928-31. (C)2011 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)