Comparison of the effects of chlormadinone acetate versus drospirenone containing oral contraceptives on metabolic and hormonal parameters in women with PCOS for a period of two-year follow-up.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

A randomized trial to compare the effects of two oral contraceptive pills containing either chlormadinone acetate or drospirenone as the progestogen, in women with PCOS for a period of two-year follow-up.

METHODS:

Group A received ethinyl-estradiol 0.03 mg + drospirenone 3 mg (EE + DRSP; n = 56) and Group B received ethinyl-estradiol 0.03 mg + chlormadinone acetate 2 mg (EE + CMA; n = 50). Clinical, hormonal and biochemical parameters were compared at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months.

RESULTS:

The increase in total cholesterol and hsCRP levels was statistically significantly higher at 6, 12 and 24 months in Group B when compared with Group A. The change in the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level at the 24 months of treatment was statistically significantly higher in Group A. Group A has a significantly higher reduction in FAI at 6 and 24 months, in FGS at 6, 12 and 24 months and in HOMA-IR index at 12 and 24 months when compared with Group B.

CONCLUSIONS:

Drospirenone containing combined oral contraceptive (COC) is found to have more favorable effects on lipid profiles, hsCRP levels, insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism when compared with the CMA containing COC and appears to be more beneficial for the long-term cardiovascular and metabolic aspects of PCOS.

• Authors: Recep Yildizhan, Anik Ilhan Gokce, Begum Yildizhan, Numan Cim
• Journal: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (Gynecol Endocrinol) Vol. 31 Issue 5 Pg. 396-400 (May 2015) ISSN: 1473-0766 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25739031 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Androstenes
• Blood Glucose
• Cholesterol, HDL
• Cholesterol, LDL
• Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
• Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
• Triglycerides
• Chlormadinone Acetate
• Ethinyl Estradiol
• Luteinizing Hormone
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone
• C-Reactive Protein
• drospirenone

Topics

• Adult
• Androstenes (therapeutic use)
• Blood Glucose (metabolism)
• Blood Pressure
• C-Reactive Protein (metabolism)
• Chlormadinone Acetate (therapeutic use)
• Cholesterol, HDL (metabolism)
• Cholesterol, LDL (metabolism)
• Contraceptives, Oral, Combined (therapeutic use)
• Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic (therapeutic use)
• Ethinyl Estradiol (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone (metabolism)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Insulin Resistance
• Longitudinal Studies
• Luteinizing Hormone (metabolism)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (drug therapy, metabolism)
• Treatment Outcome
• Triglycerides (metabolism)
• Waist-Hip Ratio
• Young Adult