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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Oral contraceptives: a guide for programs and clinics.

AUTHORS

Porter CW Jr; Holtrop HR; Waife RS

SOURCE

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Pathfinder Fund, 1975. (Pathfinder's Monograph

Series No. 3) 42 p.

ABSTRACT

Oral contraceptives are an effective and convenient method of responsible family planning which have had high

acceptance worldwide. This is a guide book on oral contraceptives for family planning doctors, nurses, paramedical

personnel, and health program administrators throughout the world. Types of pills available and their biological

functioning are explained. Evaluation of patients, selection of the correct pill, and pill distribution and monitoring are

discussed. Side effects and follow up treatment for pill patients are discussed. The benefits of pills are said to

outweigh any potential risks, especially unwanted pregnancy in countries where the hazards of pregnancy are high.

Community-based distribution systems by paramedical personnel without prescrption requirements are

recommended. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3002-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Oral contraceptives: a guide for programs and clinics.",

is(are) Porter CW Jr; Holtrop HR; Waife RS. The source of this article is "Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Pathfinder

Fund, 1975. (Pathfinder's Monograph Series No. 3) 42 p.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3002-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33002

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