Ovarian consequences of transient discontinuation of combined oral contraceptive pills (the missing pills).

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of transient interruption of combined oral contraceptive pills (the missing pills) on pregnancy rates, Ovulation, &any other pathological complications.
-Design: a prospective &case controlled study.
-Setting: this study was done in Elwiyah & Habibiyah teaching hospitals, Baghdad / Iraq.
Tools & methods One hundred women were chosen, all are using combined oral contraceptive pills, fifty women considered as the control group whom on regular use of pills, the study group are those women on pills but with missing pills (1, 2 or 3), those with more than 3 missing pills were not included in the study, these women were followed up for 6 weeks following the next period. All women (study & control groups) were supplied with the same type of combined oral contraceptive pills which was MicrogynonSchering (levo Norgestrel 0.15 mg + Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg).