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Use‐Effectiveness of Standard‐Dose and Low‐Dose Oral Contraceptives in Dacca
Author(s) -
Measham Anthony R.,
Khan Atiqur R.,
Measham Carol D.,
Khanum Ferdousi,
Akbar Jalaluddin
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00514.x
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , pill , family planning , levonorgestrel , population , obstetrics , gynecology , pharmacology , research methodology , environmental health
Five hundred women accepting oral contraceptives at an urban clinic were alternately prescribed standard‐dose (50 μg of estrogen) or low‐dose (30 μg of estrogen) combined pills. Life‐table continuation rates at 12 months were approximately 40% for both groups, with no significant differences between or within the two groups after controlling for sociodemographic variables and nutritional status. Approximately three fifths of those who discontinued using both formulations cited medical reasons, especially dizziness. The low‐dose oral contraceptive appeared to be as acceptable to these urban Bangladeshi women as the higher‐dose pill.