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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2014 Jun 27;90(5):550–556. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.06.033

Table 2.

End-organ activity at baseline (Cycle 2) on a cyclic low dose regimen (20mcg EE/100mcg LNG) and following randomization to either a continuous low dose regimen or cyclic dosing with an increased dose of an OC (30mcg EE/150mcg LNG).

Study group CC group ID group

Cycle Cycle 2 Cycle 4 Cycle 2 Cycle 4

Maximum follicular diameter*
  ≥8 mm 13 8 10 8
  ≥10 mm 11 4 8 4
  ≥13 mm 9 3 7 3
  ≥18 mm 8 2 5 1

Peak cervical mucus score
0–4 9 8 8 11
5–8 6 6 7 3
9–12 1 2 0 1

E2 > 75pg/mL 10 2 6 3

Progesterone >3ng/mL 1 0 0 0

Active follicle-like structure** 9 2 5 1
*

Numbers are cumulative

**

E2>75pg/mL + Maximum follicular diameter >10