Treatments of unscheduled vaginal bleeding due to progestin-only contraception

Meredith Steinfeldt; Alejandro D Lora Matos; Cassandra Cu; Christina Heinrich; Ciana Hartman; Emily Gibson; Juan Camilo Becerra Mateus; Jude Al Abosy; Parvin Abedi; Shayesteh Jahanfar

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015441

Treatments of unscheduled vaginal bleeding due to progestin-only contraception

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 2;9(9):CD015441. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015441.

Affiliations

¹ Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Hirsh Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
⁴ College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
⁵ Midwifery Department, Menopause Andropause Research center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and side effects associated with the usage of different treatments for unscheduled vaginal bleeding in premenopausal women using progestin-only pills.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Metrorrhagia / chemically induced
Premenopause
Progestins* / adverse effects
Progestins* / therapeutic use
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Uterine Hemorrhage / chemically induced

Substances

Progestins