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topics under category "Contraception
(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| Decline in cerebral thromboembolism among young women after introduction of |
| low-dose oral contraceptives: an incidence study for the period 1980-1993. |
| CONTRACEPTION. 1995 Aug;52(2):85-92. |
| Several studies have found a statistical association between the use of oral contraceptives (OC) and the risk of |
| developing cerebral thromboembolism. This paper reports findings from a study conducted to analyze age-specific |
| incidence rates (IR) of cerebral thromboembolic attacks (CTA) among men and women aged 15-44 years in Denmark |
| over the period 1980-93, and to quantify possible influences from OCs on the incidence figures. The International |
| Classification of Diseases discharge diagnoses 432-436 from all Danish neurological, neurosurgical, and medical |
| departments during the period were identified in a central register. The use of OC was assessed via sales statistics |
| and cross-sectional studies. 2100 female and 2552 male attacks were registered during the study period. The IR for |
| men increased exponentially with increasing age. Compared with men over the period 1980-86, women had more |
| attacks in the 20-35 year age group, yet fewer attacks above age 35. After 1987, the sex differences below the age of |
| 35 were not significant. From the first half to the last half of the study period, women below age 30 had a |
| significantly falling CTA IR of -20.4%, compared with a nonsignificant fall of -9.5% among men below age 30. In the |
| age group above 30 years, however, women experienced a not significant increase of 4.2% compared to the |
| significant increase of 11.4% for men. Women's pregnancies and the use of OC may explain the higher IRs of CTA |
| in young fertile age compared to those of men. The more pronounced fall in IRs among young women compared with |
| young men through the last 14 years may be a consequence of the reduced hormonal content of OC. (PubHealth.info |
| Document ID: CONT2T 2514-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Decline in cerebral thromboembolism among young women |
| after introduction of low-dose oral contraceptives: an incidence study for the period 1980-1993.", is(are) Lidegaard |
| O. The source of this article is "CONTRACEPTION. 1995 Aug;52(2):85-92.". This article was published in 1995 in |
| English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2514-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: |
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