Continuous Administration of Oral Contraceptive, Primary Dysmenorrhea

Summary

The primary hypothesis is that continuous administration of an OCP (CCOCP regimen) will result in more pain relief than a traditional 21/7 administration in primary dysmenorrhea (PD) patients.

Timeline

Start

2007-08

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-04

Publications

• Schroll JB, Black AY, Farquhar C, Chen I. Combined oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhoea. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jul 31;7(7):CD002120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002120.pub4.
• Dmitrovic R, Kunselman AR, Legro RS. Continuous compared with cyclic oral contraceptives for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun;119(6):1143-50. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318257217a.

Drugs

Indications