Misconceptions about oral contraception pills among adolescents and physicians
Author(s) -
Yaron Hamani,
Y. Sciaki-Tamir,
Revital Deri-Hasid,
T. Miller-Pogrund,
Ariel Milwidsky,
Ronit HaimovKochman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem259
Subject(s) - pill , family medicine , ignorance , medicine , unintended pregnancy , population , family planning , environmental health , nursing , research methodology , philosophy , epistemology
Limited access to contraception and poor compliance are the major reasons for unintended pregnancy in adolescence. This study was designed to compare knowledge of the combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) in teenage users and non-users. We speculated that consultations between COCP users and their physicians would dispel misconceptions.
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