00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.645772 CaOODSP 20241115081802 ta 150407|1995||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng d 0-660-15912-0 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- H42-2/68-1995E Canada. Drugs Directorate. Oral contraceptives 1994 : a report by the Special Advisory Committee on Reproductive Physiology to the Drugs Directorate, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada / Chairman: Robert F. Casper. Ottawa - Ontario : Health Canada. 1995. 108p. : references ; 28 cm. Contents: Introduction.--Hormonal methods of contraception.--Non-hormonal methods of contraception.--Post-coital interception.--Patient selection.--Non-contraceptive benefits of oral contraceptives.--Selection of the oral contraceptive.--Specific problems associated with contraceptive use.--Complications of oral contraceptive therapy.--Premenstrual syndrome and oral contraceptive use.--Appendix: Methods of assessing the efficacy and undesirable effects of oral contraceptives. Close to 70 million women take oral contraceptives, making them one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. Oral contraceptives are safe, but they can interact with many drugs, resulting in contraceptive failure. For the latest on this information, health practitioners can turn with confidence to "Oral Contraceptives 1994", a Report by the Special Advisory Committee on Reproductive Physiology which is made up of 10 eminent physicians across Canada. It recommends, for example, that healthy non-smoking women over 35 can continue to take the pill without fear. Softcover 95-23 1995-06-09 Drugs gcpds Casper, Robert F. Contraceptifs oraux, rapport 1994 : (CaOODSP)9.679403 Oral contraceptives 1994 / (CaOODSP)9.945211