Effects of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Intramuscular Injection, Copper Intrauterine Device and Levonorgestrel Implant Contraception on Estradiol Levels: An Ancillary Study of the ECHO Randomized Trial.

contraception copper intrauterine device depot medroxyprogesterone acetate estradiol levonorgestrel implant randomized trial

Journal

Frontiers in global women's health
ISSN: 2673-5059
Titre abrégé: Front Glob Womens Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101776281

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 01 03 2022
accepted: 25 04 2022
entrez: 7 6 2022
pubmed: 8 6 2022
medline: 8 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Hormonal contraception affects endogenous sex steroid levels. Robust evidence from randomized trials of the relative effects of different contraceptive methods is scarce. We compared the effects of three contraceptive methods on serum estradiol levels using data from women (18-35 years) requesting contraception in the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) randomized trial. Women were randomly allocated to the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate intramuscular (DMPA-IM) injection, copper intrauterine device (IUD) or levonorgestrel (LNG) implant. In this sub-study, stored baseline and 6-month serum samples were analyzed in 401 participants from East London, South Africa (DMPA-IM: 131, IUD: 135 and LNG: 135). Baseline median (interquartile range, IQR) estradiol levels were similar between the three groups [DMPA-IM 229 (152-455), IUD 235 (168-426) and LNG 216 (153-419 pmol/L)]. At 6-months, median estradiol in the IUD group was unchanged (298 (163-467) pmol/L), whilst levels in the DMPA-IM and implant groups were significantly reduced from baseline. The median estradiol level in the DMPA-IM group [139 (97-193) pmol/L] was significantly lower than in both IUD ( At 6-months (DMPA-IM nadir), median estradiol with DMPA-IM was 53% lower and with the LNG implant, 48% lower than with the IUD. The greater reduction in estradiol levels with the DMPA-IM injection compared to the LNG implant and IUD has implications for the relative psychological, sexual as well as physiological side-effects of these contraceptive methods. ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT02550067.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35669313
doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2022.887541
pmc: PMC9163398
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT02550067']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

887541

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Ryan, Mussa, Singtaa-Madliki, Batting, Balakrishna, Morroni and Hofmeyr.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Rebecca Ryan (R)

Botswana Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.

Aamirah Mussa (A)

Botswana Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Mandisa Singtaa-Madliki (M)

Effective Care Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Effective Care Research Unit, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.

Joanne Batting (J)

Effective Care Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Effective Care Research Unit, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.

Yusentha Balakrishna (Y)

Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa.

Chelsea Morroni (C)

Botswana Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

G Justus Hofmeyr (GJ)

Effective Care Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Eastern Cape Department of Health and Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.

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