PRINCETON, N.J., April 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGRX), a women's healthcare company announced today that a presentation entitled "An Update on Hormonal Contraception and The Changing U.S. Population" will be presented by Co-Principal Investigator of the SECURE clinical trial, Anita Nelson, MD, Professor and Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at the 25^th Anniversary Congress on Women's Health, jointly sponsored by the Academy of Women's Health and Journal of Women's Health, on April 29, 2017 at 7:00am ET at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA.  The presentation will focus on real-world contraceptive study design and outcomes.

The presentation will include data from the Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Twirla^®, also known as the SECURE clinical trial.  SECURE was a one-year, multicenter, single-arm, open-label trial that evaluated the safety, efficacy and tolerability of Twirla in 2032 healthy women, aged 18 and over, at 102 experienced investigative sites across the United States.  Agile announced top-line results of the SECURE clinical trial in January 2017. 

The Company plans to resubmit its new drug application for Twirla to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by the end of the second quarter of 2017.

About Agile Therapeutics, Inc.

Agile Therapeutics is a forward-thinking women's healthcare company dedicated to fulfilling the unmet health needs of today's women.  Our product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive options that offer freedom from taking a daily pill, without committing to a longer-acting method.  Our lead product candidate, Twirla^®, (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel transdermal system), also known as AG200-15, is a once-weekly prescription contraceptive patch that recently completed Phase 3 trials. Twirla is based on our proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion®, which is designed to provide advantages over currently available patches and is intended to optimize patch adhesion and patient wearability. For more information, please visit the company website at www.agiletherapeutics.com. The company may occasionally disseminate material, nonpublic information on the company website.

Forward-Looking Statement
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Contact:  Mary Coleman -- 609-356-1921