Norethisterone Reduces Vaginal Bleeding Caused by Progesterone-Only Birth Control Pills

Norethisterone Reduces Vaginal Bleeding Caused by Progesterone-Only Birth Control Pills

(1) Background: Progesterone-only pills (POP) are widely used contraceptives. About 40% of women taking these pills report vaginal bleeding/spotting; 25% find this a reason for cessation. To date, no effective remedy has been described. We aimed to examine the therapeutic approaches offered by healt...

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Main Authors: Naama Vilk Ayalon, Lior Segev, Abraham O. Samson, Simcha Yagel, Sarah M. Cohen, Tamar Green, Hila Hochler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
norethisterone acetate
POP
progesterone-only pills
vaginal bleeding
vaginal spotting
contraception
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/12/3389

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