Table 3.
Scheduled and unscheduled bleeding and spotting with 2-day and 4-day ring-free intervals in participants using a contraceptive vaginal ring releasing estradiol 75 mcg, 100 mcg, or 200 mcg per day and segesterone acetate 200 mcg per day
Ring dose | n | First 30-day extension | Second 30-day extension | |||||
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Scheduled bleeding | Unscheduled bleeding | Unscheduled spotting | Scheduled bleeding | Unscheduled bleeding | Unscheduled spotting | |||
2 day ring-free interval | E2 75 mcg/day and SA 200 mcg/day | 5 | 3 (60%) | 0* | 0 (0–11) | 3 (60%) | 0 (0–4) | 0* |
E2 100 mcg/day and SA 200 mcg/day | 6 | 4 (67%) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–15) | 6 (100%) | 0 (0–2) | 0.5 (0–1) | |
E2 200 mcg/day and SA 200 mcg/day | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 (0–2) | 2 (0–16) | 7 (100%) | 0* | 3 (0–19) | |
4 day ring-free interval | E2 75 mcg/day and SA 200 mcg/day | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 (0–3) | 0.5 (0–12) | 6 (100%) | 0 (0–4) | 2.5 (0–6) |
E2 100 mcg/day and SA 200 mcg/day | 6 | 4 (67%) | 0* | 0.5 (0–6) | 6 (100%) | 0 (0–17) | 0 (0–1) | |
E2 200 mcg/day and SA 200 mcg/day | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0* | 0 (0–4) | 4 (100%) | 0* | 0 (0–2) |
Data presented as n (%) or median (range).
SA= Segesterone Acetate; E2= Estradiol
No range presented because all participants reported no unscheduled bleeding or spotting