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Original Research

Hormone withdrawal-associated symptoms with ethinylestradiol 20 μg/drospirenone 3 mg (24/4 regimen) versus ethinylestradiol 20 μg/desogestrel 150 μg (21/7 regimen)

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Pages 501-509 | Published online: 18 May 2015

Figures & data

Figure 1 Subject disposition during the study.

Note: Bold items represent the total number, and the unbolded items represent sample numbers.
Abbreviations: N, total number of subjects; EE, ethinylestradiol; DSG, desogestrel; FAS, full analysis set
Figure 1 Subject disposition during the study.

Table 1 Subject demographics at baseline and the regional analysis groups (full analysis set)

Figure 2 Change in composite symptom scores (headache + pelvic pain + bloating) during cycle days 22–28 from baseline to cycle 2 or 4 in all countries, and by regional subgroups (full analysis set).

Note: *P-values for the difference in change in the composite score between EE/drospirenone 24/4 and EE/DSG 21/7.
Abbreviations: EE, ethinylestradiol; DSG, desogestrel.
Figure 2 Change in composite symptom scores (headache + pelvic pain + bloating) during cycle days 22–28 from baseline to cycle 2 or 4 in all countries, and by regional subgroups (full analysis set).

Figure 3 Change in individual symptom scores for headache, bloating, pelvic pain, and bloating and pelvic pain combined during cycle days 22–28 from baseline to cycle 2 or 4 in all countries (full analysis set).

Abbreviations: EE, ethinylestradiol; DSG, desogestrel.
Figure 3 Change in individual symptom scores for headache, bloating, pelvic pain, and bloating and pelvic pain combined during cycle days 22–28 from baseline to cycle 2 or 4 in all countries (full analysis set).

Figure 4 Change in the maximum intensity of individual symptom scores for headache, bloating, pelvic pain, and bloating and pelvic pain combined during cycle days 22–28 from baseline to cycle 2 or 4 in all countries (full analysis set).

Abbreviations: EE, ethinylestradiol; DSG, desogestrel.
Figure 4 Change in the maximum intensity of individual symptom scores for headache, bloating, pelvic pain, and bloating and pelvic pain combined during cycle days 22–28 from baseline to cycle 2 or 4 in all countries (full analysis set).

Table 2 Overview of bleeding pattern indices (90-day reference periods; full analysis set)

Table 3 Overview of AEs (safety analysis set)