The issue offertility following contraceptive use is of utmost importance to any patient or
couple seeking advice as to the" best" method of contraception for them. Few things are as …

Using data from the 1970 National Fertility Study, the trend in the initiation of contraception
prior to the first pregnancy is examined. This trend is of interest because of its relationship to …

The Committee on Safety of Drugs are continuing to collect information about the occurrence
of thrombosis or embolism in women taking oral contraceptives. They need to know whether …

The hazards and benefits of oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices and the diaphragm are
summarized. Comparisons are then made between these three methods of birth control …

Introduction There have been numerous studies of the organization and availability of family
planning services, and their relationship with contraceptive use and with fertility and …

An audit of the contraceptive practices of 733 of 759 women (96.6 per cent) undergoing NHS
termination of pregnancy in Oxford between September 1988 and March 1989 was …

Our knowledge about the safety, the incidence of side effects, and the effectiveness of
contraceptive methods for women in premenopause, or during the last decade of their …

PIP: In 1977 the published results of 2 major studies indicated that the use of oral
contraceptives (OC) s increased the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The studies …

Studies of the contraception used before an unplanned pregnancy indicate that an
increasing proportion of such pregnancies are due to condom failure.'3 It is vital that people …

There is a large and growing body of knowledge about the popular use of contraception,
and about the demographic, social, and psychological variables associated with fertility. Two …