Human Reproduction, Vol. 9, No. suppl_2, pp. 1-10, 1994
© 1994 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
The value and use of different contraceptive methods
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Reductions in the rates of maternal and child mortality as well as in demographic growth are directly linked to contraceptive usage. The development and availability of safer, improved contraceptives which are convenient to use could be expected to be used by a larger group of individuals and thus make an impact on reproductive health as well as on population growth rates. Such arguments have been used to support contraceptive research. This article deals with some of the developments that have occurred as a consequence of such efforts.