Following the 1995 "pill scare" relating to the risk of venous thrombosis from taking second- or third-generation oral contraceptives, the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) withdrew their earlier recommended restrictions on the use of third-generation pills and published recommended wording to be used in patient information leaflets. However, the effectiveness of this wording has not been ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the incidence of venous thromboembolism among women taking combined oral contraceptives before and after the October 1995 pill scare. DESIGN Analysis of General Practice Research Database. SETTING United Kingdom, January 1993 to December 1998. SUBJECTS Women aged 15-49 taking combined oral contraceptives. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of venous thromboembolism. ...

The classic literature on voice disorders considers birth-control-pills as a risk factor. This view is based on reports of adverse androgenic effects (i.e., virilization) dated in the 1960's and 1970's. Since then, voice professionals often advise women, and especially professional voice-users, against the use of oral contraceptives. However, a series of recent studies (Amir et al. 2002, 2003a,...

CONTEXT After decades of debate, the oral contraceptive pill was legalized in Japan in June 1999. Because the pill had been unavailable up until then, little is known about the public's knowledge about, attitudes toward and intentions to use the pill. METHODS In a nationwide probability sample, 630 women and men were interviewed in their homes in March 1999. Respondents were asked a range of ...

CONTEXT In Africa, many new family planning clients are not menstruating at the time they present for services. Where pregnancy tests are unavailable, clients are often denied their method of choice and sent home to await menses. For pill clients, one obvious solution is 'advance provision' of oral contraceptives for later use. However, this practice is rare in Africa. OBJECTIVE To assess the...

Contraceptives are methods used to control pregnancy. Based on the profile data of Surabaya City Health Office in 2016, highest family planning (Family Planning) pill acceptors were located Tambaksari District, amounting 4440 acceptors. According WHO data, failure rate for birth pills reaches 90 per 1000 people. This can happen due a lack knowledge and information related things that reduce eff...

OBJECTIVE To estimate how number of oral contraceptive pill packages dispensed relates to subsequent pregnancies and abortions. METHODS We linked 84,401 women who received oral contraceptives through the California family planning program in January 2006 to Medi-Cal pregnancy events and births conceived in 2006. We compared pregnancy rates for women who received a 1-year supply of oral contra...

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of oral contraceptives on the occurrence of cervical cancer. MATERIAL AND METHOD A hospital-based case-control study was conducted. Sixty women patients with histologically confirmed invasive cervical cancer and 180 healthy women as the control group who attended the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand were recruited. Information about the use ...

Abstract Objective To evaluate the type of contraceptives used by women in need family planning India and inequalities associated with that use according to women's age, education, wealth, subnational region residence empowerment level. Methods Using data from Indian National Family Health Survey-4 (2015–2016), we evaluated proportion partnered aged 15–49 years demand for satisfied (DFPS) moder...

CONTEXT Oral contraceptives are the most popular form of reversible contraception used in developed countries. Their efficacy depends on how consistently and correctly they are used. METHODS The incidence of inconsistent pill use was estimated from data from a random sample of 1,234 pill users who participated in a French population-based survey in 2000. Multivariate logistic regressions were...