Contraceptive efficacy, compliance and beyond: Factors related to satisfaction with once-weekly transdermal compared with oral contraception

Adolescents’ Experiences Using the Contraceptive Patch versus Pills

“…Overall the patch users in our study reported that 57% of their cycles had perfect use. This is considerably lower than studies of adults which have found 88e97% of cycles with perfect use 4,6 and that 88% of participants had perfect use. 5 It is also lower than other studies of adolescents which have reported 73e93% of participants had perfect use.…”

“…Our findings are in contrast to the findings of Urdl et al that emotional well-being was higher in patch users than pill users. 4 Although much larger, Urdl's study did not include adolescents younger than 18 years, did not measure baseline mood, and did not use a validated tool to measure mood, limitations shared by other studies which have reported on mood in patch users. 5,24,42 Given the frequency with which women attribute mood changes to hormonal contraception, 43 this remains an area where significant further study is warranted.…”

Comparison of contraceptive ring and patch for the treatment of symptomatic endometriosis

“…In addition, the ring produced less variation in hormone serum levels than the patch or the OC. The elevated exposure to EE may explain the high incidence of nausea, vomiting, and breast-related symptoms frequently observed in patch users in comparison with OC or ring users (2,3,37).…”

Contraception for Adolescents

“…Thus, it was initially assumed that the patch would promote improved contraceptive adherence in adolescents. Accordingly, early studies demonstrated better adherence to the patch than to COCs among adults, 171,172 most notably among 18-and 19-yearolds, 173,174 and 2 smaller studies of adolescents had high rates of selfreported short-term perfect patch use, 87% and 93%. 175,176 However, contraceptive effectiveness requires that the method be sufficiently well accepted to be continued over time.…”