Women With PMS
Conditions
Keywords
Marvelon, PMS, serum Lipids
Brief summary
The desogestrel (150 mg) in combination with ethinyl estradiol (EE, 30 mg) is known as Marvelon in European countries. Previous studies revealed that the Marvelon is good and safe for women. As a study from Thailand showed that the Marvelon to be effective and acceptable in Thai women. Moreover compared to Caucasian women, the incidences of irregular bleeding and side effects were apparently lower in these Asian women . Although Marvelon was used in many countries but it's efficacy didn't reported among Iranian women.
Interventions
DRUGMarvelon
The study was a clinical trial without any control group. Sixty one healthy women were included in the study. The participants had been referred to family planning clinics centers under the supervision of Tehran University of Medical Science. weight and blood pressure were measured for all participants at baseline, at the end of cycle 1, at end of cycle 2, at the end of cycle 3 and at the end of cycle 6. Blood pressure was measured on the right arm with the subject seated after 10 minutes of rest
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
being on married, being within 18-40 years old, having normal Body mass index (ranged from 20 to 27 kg/m2), don't use any OCP during 3 months ago, having a normal menstruation cycle for the last three cycles, having at least one of following mental and behavioural symptoms ( Fatigue, mood changes, lack of energy, irritability, aggression, depression, decreased concentration, decreased social relationships, having a greed and increased appetite to eating food), having at least one of following physical symptoms (Breast sensitivity, swelling and flatulence) and women tend to use OCP for six consecutive months.
Exclusion criteria
pregnancy, having Anorexia or Bulimia, doing breastfeeding, smoke cigarette, Taking sleeping pills more than 3 days per month, Injection estrogen, progesterone or androgen during the past 3 months, Contraindications for OCP (including: thrombophlebitis - Severe liver disease - cerebrovascular accident and heart disease - unexplained uterine bleeding - lupus - breast cancer - migraines - sickle cell anemia - Epilepsy - gallbladder disease - kidney problems - varicocele and family history thrombosis).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| serum Lipids | baseline-1 month & 2month & 3month &6month after intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PMS | baseline-1 month & 2month & 3month &6month after intervention |
Countries
Iran
Contacts
Primary Contactseed yekaninejad, PhD
Outcome results
None listed