This study aims to test the effect of Doxycycline in treatment of uterine bleeding during the use of injectable contraception that contains one hormone "progesterone only".
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
68
100 mg Doxycycline capsules twice daily for 5 days
Placebo capsules twice daily for 5 days
Faculty of Medicine
Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Stoppage of bleeding within 7 days
Time frame: 7 days from starting of tretment
Number of days needed to stop a current attack of bleeding
Time frame: 1 month
Next bleeding free interval
Time frame: 3 month
Uterine bleeding patterns in the next 3 months after treatment
Time frame: 3 months
Women satisfaction with the treatment she received
Time frame: 3 months
Side effects encountered during treatment
Time frame: 5 days
Discontinuation of the DMPA and its reason
Time frame: 3 months
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