Oral Contraceptive Pills Compared to Vaginal Rings

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teens and young women would prefer the Nuvaring to oral contraceptive pills after having tried both methods.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00357526

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

130

Starts

2003-04-01

Expected to finish

2004-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-04-23

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 21. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sexually active young women (n=130), English or Spanish speaking, aged 15-21 years, able and willing to try oral contraceptives and vaginal rings for 6 months

You may not qualify if…

• Not able or willing to use hormonal contraceptives, moving out of the area, pregnant or intending to become pregnant during the study time frame, not sexually active

Where it is running

• New Generation Health Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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