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Abstract
Experience with the progestogen-only pill (POP) in a family planning clinic is presented. From the clinic records, 408 women were identified who had opted to use a POP. Of these, 50 women had used the POP during lactation and these were excluded from the analysis. The remaining 358 women used the POP for up to 150 months, giving a total of 18,125 women-months of use. Three pregnancies occurred, giving a Pearl Index of 0.2 per 100 women-years. Non-menstrual side effects were minor and were reported by 77 women. For the women who discontinued the POP, the main reason was menstrual irregularity (47.5%). However, despite the long-term use by most of the women, almost 40% maintained a mostly regular menstrual pattern. Our findings suggest that the POP provides a very acceptable method of oral contraception for many women and that it should be more actively promoted.Entities:
Keywords: Bleeding; Clinical Research; Contraception; Contraception Termination; Contraceptive Agents, Female--administraction and dosage; Contraceptive Agents, Female--side effects; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin--side effects; Contraceptive Agents--administraction and dosage; Contraceptive Agents--side effects; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Usage; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; England; Ethynodiol Diacetate--administraction and dosage; Europe; Evaluation; Family Planning; Family Planning Centers; Female Contraception; Health; Health Facilities; Levonorgestrel--administraction and dosage; Menstruation Disorders; Method Acceptability; Norethindrone--administraction and dosage; Northern Europe; Oral Contraceptives; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Signs And Symptoms; United Kingdom
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2125544 DOI： 10.1016/0010-7824(90)90077-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Contraception ISSN： 0010-7824 Impact factor: 3.375