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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Abortion regulations and contraception in Prague. [Interrupcni zakon a

antikoncepce v Praze.]

AUTHORS

Kobilkova J; Zahradkova R

SOURCE

CESKOSLOVENSKA GYNEKOLOGIE. 1991 Nov;56(5-6):366-9.

ABSTRACT

In Czechoslovakia, the study of the number and method of termination of unwanted pregnancy was carried out before

the liberalization of the abortion law and its amendment on January 1, 1987. In 1986 in Prague a total of 11,296

induced abortions were performed. The lowest figure was in the center district of the city whose population was the

oldest. The highest figure of 3072 occurred in district number 4 with the largest housing project of 260,000

inhabitants. Miscarriages numbered 1782. In 1987, after liberalization, the figure rose to 13,832 and miscarriages

numbered 1606. The ratio of miniinterruptions to induced abortions up to 3 months of pregnancy was 2:1. In 1989

there were 13,096 abortions and 1407 miscarriages. The number of women using IUDs increased in 1985 from

14,765 to 18,120 in 1989. On the other hand, the number of women using hormonal contraception decreased from

15,372 in 1985 to 13,696 in 1989. Barrier contraceptives showed a declining trend from 1432 in 1985 to 1157 in

1989. In Prague the rate of complications and failure was 3.1% for the IUD and 1.8% for oral contraceptives (OCs);

and 12.6% of women aged 15-44 used OCs compared with 18.8% nationally where the IUD complication rate was

4.7% and that of OCs was 5.1%. In Czechoslovakia there were .75 abortions/woman in some regions, while in others

there were 2.42/woman. The former East Germany was the only country in the whole eastern bloc that had less than

1 abortion/woman. In the former Soviet Union, a country practically without contraceptives, there were 7

abortions/woman. From 1987 the number of miscarriages decreased by 200/year. The reason for nonuse of

hormonal contraception was the lack of triphasic OCs such as Diane and Trisiston. The increase of abortions after

the liberalized law was also associated with inadequate sex education that ought to be taught not only by teachers

but by doctors, gynecologists, and sexologists beginning in the 7th and 8th grades of school. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT3T 2079-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Abortion regulations and contraception in Prague.

[Interrupcni zakon a antikoncepce v Praze.]", is(are) Kobilkova J; Zahradkova R. The source of this article is

"CESKOSLOVENSKA GYNEKOLOGIE. 1991 Nov;56(5-6):366-9.". This article was published in 1991 in Czech

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2079-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12079

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