Menstrual pattern and lipid profiles during use of medroxyprogesterone acetate and estradiol cypionate and NET-EN (200 mg) as contraceptive injections.

The objectives of this study were to compare effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate 25 mg + estradiol cypionate 5 mg (Cyclofem) and norethisterone enanthate (NET-EN) upon the menstrual pattern and determine changes in lipoprotein parameters after 12 months of use. One-hundred females were included and 87 (45 with Cyclofem and 42 with NET-EN) women completing 12 months were evaluated. Menstrual changes were the leading complaint among users.

[Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in a group of women at a family planning clinic].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among family planning users and the relationship between clinical symptoms and gynecologic signs.

Material And Methods: Four hundred and fifty women were studied: they answered a detailed structured questionnaire and had a vaginal secretion sampling to make the diagnose of bacterial vaginosis according to the Amsel et al criteria.

Results: 85 women were excluded because they were found to have either yeast or trichomonas.