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From: Real-world experience of women using extended-cycle vs monthly-cycle combined oral contraception in the United States: the National Health and Wellness Survey

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Percentage of women reporting PMS/PMDD symptoms COC, combined oral contraception; PMS/PMDD, premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Percentage of women reporting any PMS/PMDD symptom includes all extended-cycle (n = 260) and monthly-cycle (n = 3616) women. Percentage of women reporting specific PMS/PMDD symptoms includes only those women who reported any PMS/PMDD symptom (extended-cycle, n = 104; monthly-cycle, n = 1760). *P < 0.05, chi-square tests. Symptoms of fatigue and headache were reported by significantly more women receiving extended-cycle versus monthly-cycle COC

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