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PUTTING RISK IN PERSPECTIVE: AN EVIDENCE‐BASED APPROACH TO SELECTED RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ORAL CONTRACEPTION
Author(s) -
Murphy Patricia Aikins
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the journal of midwifery and womens health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1016/s1526-9523(01)00113-1
Subject(s) - unintended pregnancy , medicine , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , relative risk , risk assessment , population , health risk , environmental health , family planning , risk analysis (engineering) , research methodology , computer science , geography , confidence interval , computer security , archaeology , artificial intelligence
Although use of oral contraceptives is an effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy, concerns exist about associated adverse health outcomes. The concept of risk and different approaches to describing risk are discussed, and studies of health risks associated with specific exposures are used to illustrate the differences between relative and absolute risk. Evidence about health risks associated with use of oral contraceptives is presented within the context of population‐based risk estimates.