Abstract:
:Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Pharmacologic options studied for treating severe PMS and PMDD may include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, anxiolytic agents, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and the diuretic spironolactone. However, the use of combined oral contraceptives (COC) may be a therapeutic option in treating PMS and PMDD. The combination of drospirenone with ethinylestradiol (EE/drospirenone) was approved for marketing as an oral contraceptive in Europe and the United States. The preparation is characterized by a high contraceptive efficacy in combination with excellent cycle control, good tolerability, and a favourable impact on lipid and glucose metabolism. Recently, some placebo-controlled, randomized studies have tested clinical efficacy and tolerability of this COC in the treatment of PMDD. The aim of the present review was to elucidate the possible benefits or disadvantages of PMDD treatment with this novel formulation of EE/drospirenone. The results of trials evaluating the use of EE/drospirenone combination in the treatment of PMDD are encouraging but further studies are needed. However, the reported clinical efficacy and the relative good tolerability of EE/drospirenone may contribute to widen the therapeutic spectrum of PMDD.
journal_name
Ther Clin Risk Managjournal_title
Therapeutics and clinical risk managementauthors
De Berardis D,Serroni N,Salerno RM,Ferro FMsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-08-01 00:00:00pages
585-90issue
4eissn
1176-6336issn
1178-203Xjournal_volume
3pub_type
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journal_title:Therapeutics and clinical risk management
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Therapeutics and clinical risk management
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journal_title:Therapeutics and clinical risk management
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