Low Thrombin Generation in Users of a Contraceptive Containing Estetrol and Drospirenone. 2022

Laure Morimont, and Maud Jost, and Ulysse Gaspard, and Jean-Michel Foidart, and Jean-Michel Dogné, and Jonathan Douxfils
Research Department, Qualiblood sa, 5000 Namur, Belgium.

To compare the impact on thrombin generation of the new combined oral contraceptive containing 15 mg estetrol and 3 mg drospirenone with ethinylestradiol (30 or 20 mcg) associated either with 150 mcg levonorgestrel or with 3 mg drospirenone. Data were collected from the "E4/DRSP Endocrine Function, Metabolic Control and Hemostasis Study" (NCT02957630). Overall, the per-protocol set population included 24 subjects in the ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel arm, 28 subjects in the ethinylestradiol/drospirenone arm, and 34 subjects in the estetrol/drospirenone arm. Thrombograms and thrombin generation parameters (lag time, peak, time to peak, endogenous thrombin potential, and mean velocity rate index) were extracted for each subject at baseline and after 6 cycles of treatment. After 6 cycles of treatment, ethinylestradiol-containing products arms show a mean thrombogram outside the upper limit of the reference range, that is the 97.5th percentile of all baseline thrombograms. On the other hand, the mean thrombogram of estetrol/drospirenone is within this reference interval. After 6 cycles of treatment, all thrombin generation parameters are statistically less affected by estetrol/drospirenone than ethinylestradiol-containing products. In conclusion, an association of 15 mg estetrol with 3 mg drospirenone does not have an impact on thrombin generation compared with ethinylestradiol-containing products that, either associated with levonorgestrel or drospirenone, are able to increase the production of procoagulant factors and decrease the production of anticoagulant ones, shifting the patient to a prothrombotic state. Ethinylestradiol-containing products thus generate prothrombotic environments contrary to estetrol which demonstrates a neutral profile on hemostasis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003277 Contraceptives, Oral, Combined Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes. Combined Oral Contraceptive,Contraceptive Agents, Female, Combined,Oral Contraceptives, Combined,Combined Oral Contraceptives,Contraceptive, Combined Oral,Contraceptives, Combined Oral,Oral Contraceptive, Combined
D004953 Estetrol A metabolite of ESTRIOL with a 15-alpha-hydroxyl group. Estetrol can be converted from estriol sulfate or DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE by the fetal-placental unit. 15 alpha-Hydroxyestriol,15-alpha-Hydroxy-Estriol,15 alpha Hydroxy Estriol,15 alpha Hydroxyestriol
D004997 Ethinyl Estradiol A semisynthetic alkylated ESTRADIOL with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17alpha)-,Ethynyl Estradiol,Estinyl,Ethinyl Estradiol Hemihydrate,Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha)-Isomer,Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer,Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,9 beta,13 alpha,14 beta)-Isomer,Ethinyl Estradiol, (9 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer,Ethinyl-Oestradiol Effik,Ethinylestradiol Jenapharm,Ethinyloestradiol,Lynoral,Microfollin,Microfollin Forte,Progynon C,Estradiol, Ethinyl,Estradiol, Ethynyl,Ethinyl Oestradiol Effik,Hemihydrate, Ethinyl Estradiol,Jenapharm, Ethinylestradiol
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013917 Thrombin An enzyme formed from PROTHROMBIN that converts FIBRINOGEN to FIBRIN. Thrombase,Thrombin JMI,Thrombin-JMI,Thrombinar,Thrombostat,alpha-Thrombin,beta,gamma-Thrombin,beta-Thrombin,gamma-Thrombin,JMI, Thrombin
D016912 Levonorgestrel A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE and about twice as potent as its racemic or (+-)-isomer (NORGESTREL). It is used for contraception, control of menstrual disorders, and treatment of endometriosis. 18,19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-(-)-,l-Norgestrel,Capronor,Cerazet,D-Norgestrel,Microlut,Microval,Mirena,NorLevo,Norgeston,Norplant,Norplant-2,Plan B,Vikela,duofem,D Norgestrel,Norplant 2,Norplant2,l Norgestrel

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