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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2021 Jun 19;104(4):327–336. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.06.010

Table IV –

Participants’ perception of the bleeding pattern experienced within 12 weeks of using a copper intrauterine system releasing 5, 20 or 40 μg of ulipristal acetate per day

5 μg UPA/d (n= 8) 20 μg UPA/d (n= 10) 40 μg UPA/d (n= 9)

Number of periods experienced compared to usual – n (%)
 Fewer 1 (12.5) - 3 (33.3)
 No change 7 (87.5) 9 (90) 6 (66.7)
 More - 1 (10) -
Number of bleeding days experienced compared to usual – n (%)
 Fewer 1 (12.5) 2 (20) 4 (44.4)
 No change 6 (75) 5 (50) 5 (55.6)
 More 1 (12.5) 3 (30) -
Amount of bleeding experienced compared to usual – n (%)
 Decreased a lot 1 (12.5) 3 (30) 3 (33.3)
 Decreased some 3 (37.5) 5 (50) 4 (44.4)
 No change 2 (25) 1 (10) 2 (22.2)
 Increased some 2 (25) 1 (10) -
 Increased a lot - - -
Satisfaction with overall bleeding pattern with the Cu-UPA-IUS use – n (%)
 Extremely satisfied 1 (12.5) 3 (30) 3 (33.3)
 Satisfied 5 (62.5) 7 (70) 6 (66.7)
 Neutral 2 (25) - -
 Dissatisfied /Extremely dissatisfied - - -

UPA: Ulipristal acetate; Cu-UPA-IUS: copper intrauterine system releasing ulipristal

Per protocol population includes all participants who completed 12 weeks of intrauterine system use (n=27)