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Obstetrics and gynaecology in Australia, 1914‐1994
Author(s) -
Cope Ian
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127313.x
Subject(s) - pill , fertility , medicine , obstetrics and gynaecology , gynecology , birth control , alternative medicine , family medicine , obstetrics , family planning , political science , pregnancy , nursing , population , environmental health , research methodology , biology , genetics , pathology
The last 80 years have seen enormous advances in the area ofwomen's health. Perhaps the most important have been the efforts to improve medical standards after the First World War and the development of hormone therapy ‐ specifically, the contraceptive pill, which has hadfar‐reaching effects on women's ability to control their bodies, their fertility and their place in society.