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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 13.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2019 Mar 1;99(6):323–328. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.02.001

Table 4.

Summary of Adverse Reactions Occurring in >2% of Subjects - Phase 3 trials SA/EE contraceptive vaginal system Analysis Set (N=2,308)

Adverse Reaction Subjects (%) with Adverse Reactions
Any event 1,602 (69)
Headache 601 (26)
Nausea 420 (18)
Vaginal discharge 242 (10)
Uterine spasm 225 (10)
Vulvovaginal mycotic infection 173 (7)
Metrorrhagiaa 160 (7)
Breast tenderness 134 (6)
Vomiting 108 (5)
Genital pruritus female 92 (4)
Urinary tract infection 92 (4)
Migraine 77 (3)
Vaginal candidiasis 70 (3)
Libido decreased 69 (3)
Acne 66 (3)
Mood swings 60 (3)
Dizziness 58 (3)
Dyspareunia 56 (2)
Vulvovaginal discomfort 56 (2)
Withdrawal bleedb 56 (2)
Breast pain 49 (2)

All data are presented as n (%).

Discontinuation rates for the common adverse reactions were: Headache including migraine n= 30 (1.3%); Vaginal discharge/vulvovaginal mycotic infections n=30 (1.3%); Nausea/vomiting n=28 (1.2%) and metrorrhagia/menorrhagia n=39 (1.7%)

SA = segesterone acetate; EE = ethinyl estradiol; CVS = Contraceptive vaginal system

a

Metrorrhagia includes verbatim terms of: irregular bleeding, irregular spotting, breakthrough bleeding, breakthrough spotting, spotting, frequent spotting, prolonged spotting.

b

Withdrawal bleed includes verbatim terms of: heavy bleeding with menses, bleeding very much, prolonged bleeding with menses, frequent bleeding with menses.