title: Eight years of experience in the first Romanian center of family planning and contraception.
abstract: This study describes 8 years of experience (1990-97) in the first Romanian center for family planning and contraception, which started in Bucharest at the Clinic Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology 'Prof. Dr. P. Sirbu' on 27 February 1990. A total of 14,258 women had attended the clinic by 1 January 1998. Trends in the use of contraceptives and the number of births and abortions at the center are described. During the 8 years, the induced abortions decreased by 65% and the uncompleted abortions (illegal abortions) by 45%. Hormonal contraception was the most commonly used contraceptive method (61.5%), followed by intrauterine devices (28.8%) and local contraception (barrier methods: condoms, diaphragms, spermicides) (9%).
authors.affiliation: Clinic Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology Prof. Dr. Panait Sirbu, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Constantin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neagu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bucur
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marinescu
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology