Trends in conceptions before and after the 1995 pill scare.
On 18 October 1995, the Committee on Safety of Medicines issued a warning that seven brands of the contraceptive pill (containing 'new generation' progestogens) carried a relatively higher risk of thrombosis (the formation of a blood clot in a vein). This warning received much attention from the media. Family planning services and others working in public health raised concerns that the pill scare would result in an increase in unplanned pregnancies. This article uses national conception statistics to show trends before and after October 1995.
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D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology; D006113:United Kingdom
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