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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Family planning.

AUTHORS

Rudel HW; Kincl FA; Henzl MR

SOURCE

In: Rudel, H.W., Kincl, F.A., and Henzl, M.R. Birth control -- contraception and

abortion. New York, Macmillan, 1973. p. 1-33

ABSTRACT

Socioeconomic and medical aspects of family planning are discussed. Birth-control methods including folk

methods, traditional methods, oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, sterilization, and abortion are surveyed.

Economic reasons are the dominant ones at this time for lowering the birth rate. The rate of population growth has

never been reduced until a country has experienced an economic improvement. In the future, the growing feminist

movement and the changing female role may be the most important driving force for lowering the birth rate. The

authors contend, that despite their handicaps, the family-planning programs with or without government sponsorship

are the only organized and systematic approach available for bringing birth control to those who need it. It has been

recognized that in societies that have seen the economic importance of birth control even the more primitive methods

will be effective in reducing the birth rate. Coitus interruptus, prolonged lactation, and postcoital douching are part

of folk history. Coitus interruptus requires a high degree of motivation and the latter 2 methods are not very reliable.

Traditional methods include the vaginal diaphragm, condom, spermaticidal jellies and creams, and the rhythm

method. These methods evolved during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In the mid-1950s

hormonal contraception began to be studied intensively. At the time antiovulatory agents were being developed, it

was the common feeling that women were more receptive than men to the idea of family planning. Oral contraception

gained acceptance during the 1960s. The IUD has become an important method of contraception because it is

independent of repeated motivational reinforcement. Both female and male sterilizations have become increasingly

popular. Most people resort to these methods after their family has reached its desired size. Induced abortion is

probably the most widely practiced form of birth control. The authors advise that the medical risk associated with

using any 1 method of birth control must be compared to that with the use of other methods or no treatment at all.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 77-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning.", is(are) Rudel HW; Kincl FA; Henzl MR.

The source of this article is "In: Rudel, H.W., Kincl, F.A., and Henzl, M.R. Birth control -- contraception and abortion.

New York, Macmillan, 1973. p. 1-33". This article was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT8T 77-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35077

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