| Literature DB >> 3523849 |
J A Fortney, J M Harper, M Potts.
Abstract
Life expectancy for women in the United States is 77.34 years; women who take oral contraceptives (OCs) for five years before the age of 30 can expect to live about four days longer. This is due primarily to protection against ovarian and endometrial cancers. For women taking pills for five years in their thirties there is a maximum loss of 18 days on the average that is attributable to OC use, and for women over 45 this rises to 80 days. The decreased life expectancy is due mainly to the increased mortality from myocardial infarction and stroke. This is substantially less than life lost due to use of a variety of other substances, most notably tobacco.Entities:
Keywords: Age Specific Death Rate; Americas; Cancer; Cardiovascular Effects; Cervical Cancer; Comparative Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Methods; Death Rate; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Diseases; Endometrial Cancer; Epidemiologic Methods; Family Planning; Heart Diseases; Length Of Life; Life Expectancy; Life Table Method; Measurement; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction; Neoplasms; North America; Northern America; Oral Contraceptives; Ovarian Cancer; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy Complications; Research Methodology; Research Report; Studies; United States
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3523849
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665