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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Effects of oral contraceptives upon the cytology of the female generative

tract.

AUTHORS

Ravenholt RT

SOURCE

Washington, D.C., Agency for International Development October 16, 1968.

ABSTRACT

This article reviews a report by Wied and others purporting to show a statistically proven association between use of

oral contraceptives and increased occurrence of carcinoma in situ. His results are considered to be only suggestive

and not conclusive evidence. The 509 women reported on who had used oral contraceptives for at least 5 years are

not considered comparable to the 48,961 who had not. Ratios between the number of women observed to have

carcinoma in situ (9) and the number expected (2.3) is 4 times expected occurrence rather than 6 times as reported.

Cytological examinations were not comparable because of the time examinations were made. The large group of

48961 women were not truly matching in all other characteristics except the use of oral contraceptives. Other studies

have not shown increase of invasive cancer among oral contraceptive users. The overall mortality pattern of cancer

of the uterus has shown a decrease in the past decade during which use of oral contraceptives has increased.

Evidence does not permit the conclusion that there is a direct cause and effect increase of malignant or

premalignant uterine disease among oral contraceptive users. Other factors such as age of initiating sexual activity,

frequency, number of partners, and circumcision of partners have been implicated. A transmitted infectious agent

has been suggested. No change in the AID program of supplying FDA approved oral contraceptives is

recommended. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1008-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Effects of oral contraceptives upon the cytology of the

female generative tract.", is(are) Ravenholt RT. The source of this article is "Washington, D.C., Agency for

International Development October 16, 1968. (Memo) 4. p". This article was published in 1968 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT9T 1008-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41008

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