Tailoring oral contraceptive pills to meet the needs of women.

نویسندگان

  • Laura Percy
  • Diana Mansour
چکیده

To cite: Percy L, Mansour D. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2013;39:237–240. BACKGROUND The combined oral contractive pill (COC) has been available for over 50 years but are we providing women with the regimens they want? As far back as 1977, Louden et al. reported the use of 84 active pills with a 7-day break to free women from monthly periods, yet menstrual manipulation is underused today. So why do we have a 21/7 regimen for pill-taking?

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of family planning and reproductive health care

دوره 39 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013