Continuous Use of the Contraceptive Patch and the Personal Economic Impact.

Summary

Dr. Eleanor Drey in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences UCSF is conducting a study to examine the personal and economic impact of continuous use of ORTHO EVRA, the contraceptive patch, on menstrual related symptoms for women who report having severe menstrual related symptoms.

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Publications

• Background Cote I, Jacobs P, Cumming D. Work loss associated with increased menstrual loss in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Oct;100(4):683-7. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02094-x.
• Background Dawood MY. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and changing attitudes toward dysmenorrhea. Am J Med. 1988 May 20;84(5A):23-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(88)90473-1.
• Background Kristjansdottir J, Johansson ED, Ruusuvaara L. The cost of the menstrual cycle in young Swedish women. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2000 Jun;5(2):152-6. doi: 10.1080/13625180008500385.
• Background Braunstein JB, Hausfeld J, Hausfeld J, London A. Economics of reducing menstruation with trimonthly-cycle oral contraceptive therapy: comparison with standard-cycle regimens. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Oct;102(4):699-708. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(03)00738-5.
• Background Kjerulff KH, Erickson BA, Langenberg PW. Chronic gynecological conditions reported by US women: findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 1984 to 1992. Am J Public Health. 1996 Feb;86(2):195-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.86.2.195.
• Background Kaunitz AM. Menstruation: choosing whether...and when. Contraception. 2000 Dec;62(6):277-84. doi: 10.1016/s0010-7824(00)00182-7.

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