Contraception Misconceptions.A Brown University study of 534 students showed a high rate of misinformation mis·in·form tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms To provide with incorrect information. mis among educated women about hormonal contraceptives and their alternatives. The 1995 study showed a general decrease in knowledge about contraceptives compared to a similar 1991 study. While the students were 90 percent correct in estimating oral contraceptive oral contraceptive n. A pill, typically containing estrogen or progesterone, that prevents conception or pregnancy. Also called birth control pill. failure rates, one-third overestimated failure rates of Depo-Provera and Norplant. Sixty percent overestimated the failure rate of IUDS. More than half underestimated the failure rate of condoms (59 percent of students), diaphragms (60 percent of students), and spermicides (88 percent of students). Since the 1991 study, correct estimates increased in the areas of rhythm method rhythm method n. A birth control method dependent on abstinence during the period of ovulation. Rhythm method (87 percent). However, fewer than 25 percent knew that oral contraceptives reduce the risks of ovarian and uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infection of the female reproductive organs, usually resulting from infection with the bacteria that cause chlamydia or gonorrhea. , ectopic pregnancy, anemia, and benign breast disease benign breast disease See Fibroadenoma, Fibrocystic disease, Mastopathy. . This study reveals that more time needs to be spent educating women about contraceptives, regardless of their educational status. --Journal Watch Women's Health, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1998 |
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