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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Women's satisfaction with Norplant as compared with oral contraceptives.

AUTHORS

Eilers GM; Swanson TK

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE. 1994 Jun;38(6):596-600.

ABSTRACT

In Wisconsin, 115 Norplant users and 148 oral contraceptive (OC) users, all of whom attended the university-

administered family medicine residency training clinic in Eau Claire between May, 1991, and February, 1993, returned

questionnaires as part of a study to examine satisfaction with their chosen contraceptive and its benefits and side

effects. Most women were satisfied with their contraceptive method (60% for Norplant users and 72% for OC users).

OC users were more likely to use their method again than were Norplant users (88% vs. 63%; p < .001). Even though

most women would recommend their method to a friend, OC users were more likely to do so than Norplant users (97%

vs. 74%; p < .001). Irregular bleeding was more common among Norplant users than among OC users (73% vs. 34%;

p < .001). OC users were more likely to feel that OCs caused less bleeding and less cramping than did Norplant

users (72% vs. 30% and 60% vs. 30%, respectively; p < .001). They were less likely to complain of acne (7% vs. 29%;

p < .001), weight gain (33% vs. 49%; p < .04), and bleeding irregularities (8% vs. 60%; p < .001) than Norplant users.

Overall, both Norplant and OC users were satisfied with their current contraceptive method, but satisfaction was lower

and side effects were more common among Norplant users. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4510-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Women's satisfaction with Norplant as compared with oral

contraceptives.", is(are) Eilers GM; Swanson TK. The source of this article is "JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE.

1994 Jun;38(6):596-600.". This article was published in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT2T 4510-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9510

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