Clinical use of oral contraception
Tyler, E.T.
Journal of Chronic Diseases 18(11): 1141-1146
1965
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9681 PMID: 5842301 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(65)90007-xDocument Number: 478928
Oral contraception, after 9 years of use, has been shown to be a very effective method of voluntarily preventing pregnancy. It is very acceptable by patients, has aesthetic advantages over various methods of vaginal contraception, and is extremely effective. While there are still some questions as to the significance of certain side-effects and the question of the relationship of more serious conditions to the use of the contraceptives, no evidence has appeared which would definitely incriminate these preparations as causative agents. It seems likely that the future will see expanding use of these preparations in the efforts at population control, but meanwhile, carefully controlled investigation must continue to probe into possible undiscovered deleterious effects.