| Unplanned pregnancies in the United States. | |
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PMID: 3945455 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Unplanned pregnancies constitute an epidemic in the United States. Over 3 million unplanned pregnancies occur, and over 1.5 million induced abortions are performed each year. Women of minority races and those with less than 12 years of education are at high risk of having unwanted children. Fear of complications (not the complications themselves) is the most powerful deterrent to women's use of contraception. Much of this fear is due to bad press. Recent good news about contraception, such as protection against ovarian and endometrial cancer, protection against ectopic pregnancy, and absence of teratogenic effects, has not received appropriate media coverage. For healthy women younger than 35 years, failure to use fertility control is more dangerous than use of any method. |
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Authors:
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D A Grimes |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 67 ISSN: 0029-7844 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 1986 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1986-03-26 Completed Date: 1986-03-26 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 438-42 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Abortion, Induced Adolescent Adult Contraception Education Female Humans Infant, Newborn Minority Groups Pregnancy* Risk United States |
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