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Trends in oral contraceptive use in a Southern German population: Results of the MONICA project augsburg: Surveys 1984/85 and 1989/90.
Eur. J. Public Health 3, 177-180 (1993)
In the surveys of the MONICA project Augsburg, conducted in 1984/85 (S1) and 1989/90 (S2), data on oral contraceptive (OC) use were gathered in two independent representative population-based samples of women aged 25-44 years (medication history over the previous seven days). OCs were categorized according to their oestrogen content (< 50mg, ≥50mg) and according to their progestogen component. The prevalence of OC use was unchanged between the two points in time (23.4% in S1 and 23.7% in S2). OCs with low oestrogen content were used in 49.0% of the OC users in S1 and in 76.6% in S2. The use of the progestogen component changed also: norethindrone (acetate), levonorgestrel, and lynestrenol were used less, desogestrel more often in S2. Gestoden and norgestimate were used by 15% of the OC users in S2. In conclusion, we can say that there was no change in the prevalence of OC use in the study population; however, a change in hormone content towards preparations with lower hormone content was observed.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Epidemiology ; Oral Contraceptives ; Population-based Sample ; Survey
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1101-1262
e-ISSN
1464-360X
Quellenangaben
Volume: 3,
Issue: 3,
Pages: 177-180
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)