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[Evolution of contraceptive practices in France]
Geneviève Plu-Bureau1, Brigitte Raccah-Tebeka2
1Unité de gynécologie endocrinienne, Hôpitaux universitaires Paris Centre, hôpital Port-Royal, AP-HP, université Paris Descartes Paris, France.
Abstract:
Evolution of contraceptive practices in France. In France, since the end of the 1970s, the evolution of the contraceptive landscape has been analyzed with studies conducted at regular intervals. Several phenomena have contributed to the evolution of contraceptive strategies. The profound changes in hormonal contraceptives and the development of intrauterine devices adapted to different uterine anatomies have helped to change the French contraceptive landscape. The media crisis of 2012 also strongly contributed to this evolution even if certain evolutions were already started before, against the backdrop of an overall decrease in traditional hormonal therapies in favor of so-called long-acting reversible contraceptives. The other important element affecting women's contraception is the demand to avoid hormonal contraceptives.
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