A 20-year-old woman with no medical history is prescribed the drospirenone 4 mg POP. She asks how it differs from the desogestrel POP in terms of ovul...

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A 20-year-old woman with no medical history is prescribed the drospirenone 4 mg POP. She asks how it differs from the desogestrel POP in terms of ovulation inhibition. What should she be told?

Accepted Answer

Both the drospirenone and desogestrel POPs inhibit ovulation in approximately 97% of cycles; this distinguishes them from traditional POPs (levonorgestrel, norethisterone) which only suppress ovulation in about 60% of cycles

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Drospirenone does not inhibit ovulation

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Only the drospirenone POP inhibits ovulation

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Ovulation inhibition is identical across all POP types

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Drospirenone inhibits ovulation in only 30% of cycles

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Desogestrel Drospirenone Both 97% Ovulation Inhibition

A 20-year-old woman with no medical history is prescribed the drospirenone 4 mg POP. She asks how it differs from the desogestrel POP in terms of ovulation inhibition. What should she be told?