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. 2020 Feb 24;27(4):382–392. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001510

TABLE 2.

Prior exposure to medications for VMS

Medication Placebo (n = 43) Fezolinetant
15 mg BID (n = 45) 30 mg BID (n = 43) 60 mg BID (n = 45) 90 mg BID (n = 44) 30 mg QD (n = 43) 60 mg QD (n = 45) 120 mg QD (n = 44)
Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system, n (%)a 4 (9.3) 1 (2.2) 1 (2.3) 0 3 (6.8) 2 (4.7) 3 (6.7) 1 (2.3)
 Estrogen and/or progestogen therapy, n (%)
  Estradiol 2 (4.7) 0 1 (2.3) 0 0 2 (4.7) 1 (2.2) 0
  Estradiol benzoate 0 0 0 0 1 (2.3) 0 0 0
  Conjugated estrogens 2 (4.7) 0 0 0 1 (2.3) 0 0 0
  Progesterone 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2.2) 0
  Estrogen/progestogen combinations 0 0 0 0 1 (2.3) 0 1 (2.2) 0
 Otherb 1 (2.3) 1 (2.2) 0 0 0 0 1 (2.2) 1 (2.3)
SSRIs (paroxetine or paroxetine mesylate), n (%) 1 (2.3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2.3)

SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; VMS, vasomotor symptoms.

aTotal N for the category in each treatment group may be less than the sum of the n's for the individual medications as participants may have taken more than one medication.

bIncludes herbal treatments with estrogen-like activity (cimicifuga racemosa extract) and chorionic gonadotrophin.