CONTENTS
- Background
- Oral Contraceptive Use
- Benefits of Oral Contraceptives
- Health Risks of Oral Contraceptives
- Emergency Contraceptive Pills
- A Practical Guide to ECP
- Unresolved Health Issues
HIGHLIGHTS
- Progestin-only is best pill during breastfeeding
- Many women have used the pill
- Method mix changes as contraceptive use grows
- Some cancers prevented
- Lower doses reduce circulatory disease risk
- Perspectives clearer on persistent health issues
Spring, 2000
Series A, Number 9
Oral Contraceptives
This report was prepared by Richard D. Blackburn, M.S., Jacqueline A. Cunkelman, M.P.H., and Vera M. Zlidar. Bryant Robey, Editor. Stephen M. Goldstein, Managing Editor. Vera M. Zlidar, Research Analyst. Design by Linda D. Sadler. Production by John R. Fiege, Merridy Gottlieb, Peter Hammerer, and Deborah Maenner.
The assistance of the following reviewers is appreciated: Marcia Angle, Sharon Camp, Susheela Engelbrecht, David Grimes, John Guillebaud, Robert A. Hatcher, Anne Hyre, James McCarthy, Emma Ottolenghi, Herbert Peterson, Tsique Pleah, Linda Potter, Malcolm Potts, Karin Ringheim, Roberto Rivera, Michael Rosenberg, Lois Schaefer, James Schlesselman, James D. Shelton, Jacqueline Sherris, Jeffrey Spieler, J. Joseph Speidel, David Thomas, James Trussell, Marcel Vekemans, Martin Vessey, and Elisa Wells.
Suggested citation: Blackburn, R.D., Cunkelman, J.A., and Zlidar, V.M. Oral Contraceptives—An Update. Population Reports, Series A, No. 9. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Population Information Program, Spring 2000.
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