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Contraception
Individual needs dictate choice of contraceptives during perimenopause
July 28th, 2005
Study recommends perimenopausal women to carefully choose contraceptives based on individual needs. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, "Perimenopause marks the transition from normal ovulation to anovulation and ultimately to permanent loss of ovarian function. Fecundity, the average monthly probability of conception, declines by half as early as the mid-forties; however women during the perimenopause still need effective contraception." "Issues arising at this period, such as menstrual cycle abnormalities, vasomotor instability, the need for osteoporosis and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-28)
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