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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Experience with oral contraception in the United States, 1960-1965.

AUTHORS

Westoff CF; Ryder NB

SOURCE

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 11(3): 734-752. September 1968.

ABSTRACT

Findings related to the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) in the U.S. from 1960 to 1965, determined from the results of

the National Fertility Study based on 4808 interviews of married women under 45 years of age, make it possible to

assess the extent of acceptance and use of OCs. There has been an uninterrupted increase at an accelerating rate

in pill use from 1960 when the pill was first marketed. 26% of all marr ied women under 45 had used OCs by 1965

and 15% were currently using it. 19% had never used it but might use it in the future, 52% expected never to use it,

and 3% had never heard of it. Of women under 30, more then 2/5 have already used the pill and of women over 40,

less than 1/10 have used it. In 1965, 45% of couples in which the wife was under 25 years had used the pill. An

expectation that fertility regulation should be closely related to parity was unsupported by the data. The percentages

of women now using OCs vary positively and strongly with the amount of education. There were strong differences in

use of the pill by age and parity for Negroes, while the educational parameter was basically the same. Negroes use

OCs more to end fertility than to space children. 10% of Negroes were unacquainted with OCs. The Catholic

component also used OCs more the terminate fertility than to space children. About 1/3 of all women reporting use

of the pill since 1960, exclusively for contraceptive reasons had discontinued use by autumn 1965. 65% had

discontinued due to unpleasant side effects. Dropout rate was 3-4% over the first 3 months and 1-2% in subsequent

months. More detailed information on dropout rates were summarized. The link between OC use and the decline in

birthrate is as yet unclear. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1023-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Experience with oral contraception in the United States,

1960-1965.", is(are) Westoff CF; Ryder NB. The source of this article is "Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 11(3):

734-752. September 1968.". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document

ID: CONT9T 1023-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41023

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