title: [Pharmacokinetics of ethinyl estradiol following the administration of combination contraceptive preparations].
abstract: A radioimmunoassay for ethinylestradiol (EE2) which was developed in the pharmacological department of VEB Jenapharm has been modified and fully validated. It was the purpose of the present study to extend the still limited data concerning EE2-serum levels after a single and repeated ingestion of combination pills with different doses of EE2. 10 volunteers aged 17-25 years with normal body weight and length received a single tablet of either Gravistat (0.05 mg ethinylestradiol + 0.125 mg levonorgestrel) or Minisiston (0.03 mg ethinylestradiol + 0.125 mg levonorgestrel). 11 other women were involved into the study after ingestion of the 21st tablet of a contraceptive cycle. Peak serum levels which were significantly higher in the Gravistat- than in the Minisiston-group were observed 90 to 120 minutes after the oral administration. Detectable EE2 levels were determined in all volunteers after 24 hours. Pharmacokinetic data showed pronounced interindividual variations. Whereas the mean 24 hours levels of EE2 increased progressively during the treatment cycles, kinetic values obtained at the end of the cycle exhibited a significantly higher level than those after ingestion of a single dose. Area under curve (AUC) was calculated by the trapezoidal rule with the aid of a compartment free model.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Bereichs Medizin, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Carol
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019304:Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D009644:Norgestrel / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D009644:Norgestrel; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D019304:Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zur Pharmakokinetik von Ethinylestradiol nach Einnahme von kontrazeptiven Kombinationspräparaten.