SUMMARY The Oxford-Family Planning Association contraceptive study involves over 17
000 women who were recruited at 17 clinics in England and Scotland during the interval …

In this chapter data on contraceptive practice are brought together within a common
framework of analysis from all of the national cross-sectional sample surveys carried out in …

The history of birth control over the 1960s and 1970s was dominated by the success story of
the oral contraceptive pill. Until the 1960s withdrawal and the use of the barrier methods-the …

In March, 1960, the Birmingham Family Planning Association embarked on itsfirst oral
contraceptive trial. Its objects were twofold. First, in view of the existing widespread …

In 1968, a prospective study was started in collaboration with the Family Planning
Association to try to provide a balanced view of the beneficial and harmful effects of different …

A group of 209 women recently delivered in a public hospital have been surveyed regarding
their knowledge and use of contraception. The results of this survey are presented. They …

In May 1976 the contraceptive practices of New Zealand women were surveyed among a
national random probability sample of 1200 women aged 15 years and over. The survey …

Man has long been exploring the possibility of regulating fertility irrespective of his cultural
back-ground, HIMES (1963) gave a historical survey of the numerous attempts to control …

2 Effectiveness a Assessment of short-term effectiveness b Assessment of long-term
effectiveness 3 Risks of contraception compared with risks of pregnancy a Risks calculated …

At the beginning of 1969 Swedish physicians were called upon by the National Board of
Health and Welfare to report all pregnancies known to have occurred in women who had …