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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

You win some and you lose some -- contraception and infection.

AUTHORS

Rowe PJ

SOURCE

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND

GYNAECOLOGY. 1994 Jun;34(3):299-305.

ABSTRACT

Sexual intimacy is responsible for both pregnancy and STDs. Women aged less than 25 are at highest risk for both.

Australian contraceptive prevalence rates for sexual sterilization and oral contraceptives (OCs) are higher and IUD,

condom, and natural method use are much lower than those for all developed countries. No uniform database for

sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) exists in Australia. Still, it appears that a declining trend in gonorrhea

prevalence is occurring (96-14/100,000 population during 1974-1990). STD prevalence rates in Australia range from

48.8% (ureaplasma urealyticum) at a family planning clinic in Victoria to 1% (gonorrhea) women at an STD clinic in

South Australia. New Zealand STD prevalence rates vary from 24% (chlamydia) at an STD clinic to 6% (chlamydia) at

another STD clinic. Even though all family planning clinics should have diagnostic services for detecting syphilis,

gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomonas, and bacterial vaginosis, it is often impractical to do so. They can use STD risk

factors and risk markers to screen women for their suitability for different contraceptive methods. The only criterion for

family planning clinics in South Australia is age less than 30 years. OCs decrease the risk of upper genital tract

infection, but increase the risk of chlamydia, especially among women with multiple sexual partners. The male

condom provides the best protection against upper and lower genital tract infections, but women find it hard to insist

that their partner use a condom, especially if they are using an effective contraceptive. In theory, the female condom

also protects against STDs. Women with multiple partners or whose partner is not monogamous should depend on a

male or female condom to protect against STDs and a very effective contraceptive method to protect against

pregnancy. To prevent STDs and pregnancy, reducing the number of sexual partners is a basic requirement.

Abstinence is not a practical option for most adolescents and young adults. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T

4520-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "You win some and you lose some -- contraception and

infection.", is(are) Rowe PJ. The source of this article is "AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 1994 Jun;34(3):299-305.". This article was published in 1994 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4520-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9520

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