EFFECTS OF CONTINUOUS ADMIN OF A MONOPHASIC ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE ON BLEEDING DAYS

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of a continuous combined oral contraceptive pill (CCOCP) regimen. We hypothesize that there will be a decrease in the number of vaginal bleeding days in the continuous regimen compared to a traditional 21/7 regimen. In addition, we hypothesize that there will be increased endometrial and ovarian suppression in the CCOCP regimen.