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. 1986 Sep 6;293(6547):601–602. doi: 10.1136/bmj.293.6547.601

Patterns of contraceptive pill taking in an inner city practice.

I G Finlay, M G Scott
PMCID: PMC1341390  PMID: 3092947

Abstract

A total of 161 patients completed a questionnaire about their pattern of taking the oral contraceptive pill. Only 28% (45) of patients were taking the pill according to the manufacturer's instructions, and in the event of the pill being missed only 26% of patients would use a sheath. A tenth of the patients believed that amenorrhoea always indicated pregnancy, but 35% believed that amenorrhoea was harmful to the body. This group did not differ in their pill taking from the remaining 65% of patients.

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