Low dosage megestrol acetate application as contraceptive.

Abstract

A review of the development of low dose progesterone is presented. Continuous low-dose megestrol acetate therapy data from 43 patients is presented. When short cycle lengths, breakthrough bleeding, and amenorrhea occurred, a lower dose of megestrol acetate was substitute. 78% of the cycles varied between 21 and 38 days a breakthrough bleeding occurred in 19.6% cycles, and average flow was 5.2 days. There were no breakthrough pregnancies in this group. A majority of the cycles with megestrol acetate were ovulatory, but the cervical mucus was hostile and vaginal smears showed a definite progestational effect.