Table 4.

Mean Total Bleeding Days Weeks 1–3

Week	Type of Bleeding	Overall (n=37)	Normal Weight (n=18)	Obese (n=19)	P-Value
Week 1	Bleeding	0.8 ± 1.3	0.3 ± 0.8	1.2 ± 1.6	0.06
	Spotting	1.1 ± 1.1	0.7 ±0.8	1.6 ± 1.3	0.02
	Bleeding or Spotting	1.9 ± 1.8	1.0 ± 1.0	2.7 ± 2.0	0.002
Week 2	Bleeding	0.3 ± 1.0	0.1± 0.5	0.4 ± 1.3	0.4
	Spotting	0.1 ± 0.4	0.1 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.5	0.3
	Bleeding or Spotting	0.4 ± 1.3	0.2 ± 0.7	0.6 ± 1.7	0.3
Week 3	Bleeding	0.1 ± 0.3	0.1 ± 0.3	0.1 ± 0.2	0.5
	Spotting	0.2 ± 0.6	0.1 ± 0.3	0.3 ± 0.7	0.5
	Bleeding or Spotting	0.3 ± 0.7	0.2 ± 0.7	0.3 ± 0.8	0.7
Weeks 1–3 Overall	Bleeding	1.1 ± 1.6	0.6 ± 1.0	1.6 ± 1.9	0.04
	Spotting	1.5 ± 1.7	0.8 ± 1.0	2.0 ± 1.9	0.03
	Bleeding or Spotting	2.6 ± 2.7	1.4 ± 1.7	3.6 ± 3.0	0.01

Mean EE2 levels during contraceptive vaginal ring use