THE EMOTIONAL RESPONSES OF MARRIED WOMEN RECEIVING ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
One hundred women taking oral contraceptives were questioned concerning their opinions about personal and sociological effects of this method of conception control. Fifty-three per cent reported improved coital satisfaction while 4% noted the opposite effect. Libido was increased in 22% and decreased in 13%. One woman in five believed that an increase in premarital and extramarital sexual activity would take place in the general population as a result of tablet-induced infertility. The problem of population control is discussed. It is paradoxical that the incidence of unplanned pregnancies continues to increase despite the availability of completely reliable conception control. This reflects present inability to communicate contraceptive knowledge to the appropriate people.
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003267:Contraception; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003273:Contraceptive Devices; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility; D007989:Libido; D008393:Marriage; D010600:Pharmacology; D011584:Psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012961:Sociology
D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral
CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; PHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY