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Contraception
Pregnancies ensue despite periodic abstinence failures in developing countries
March 15th, 2004
Pregnancies ensue despite periodic abstinence failures in developing countries. "It is estimated that 27 million couples, representing 2.6% of all couples in the reproductive span, use periodic abstinence (PA). Using data from 15 national surveys in low and middle-income countries, this article assesses characteristics of PA users, knowledge of the fertile period, accidental conceptions while using PA and the reproductive consequences of these conceptions," researchers in the Peoples Republic of China report. "Current users of PA (predominantly the simple calendar variant) tend to be more educated and urban than users of other methods. The method is...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2004-03-15)
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