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Contraceptive practices of female physicians
Contraception
|May 1, 1986
Abstract:
To evaluate a potential bias between methods of birth control used and prescribed by physicians, we surveyed sexually active female physicians in regards to their own methods of birth control. When the contraceptive practices of female physicians are compared to those of the general population, no difference in use of various contraceptive methods is found. Among female obstetrician-gynecologists, however, the intrauterine device continues to be a disproportionally popular method of contraception. It is concluded that no gender bias exists in prescribing patterns of contraceptives since contraceptive use in female physicians is identical to that of the general populations.
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AmericasContraceptionContraceptive Methods ChosenContraceptive UsageDelivery Of Health CareDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesFamily PlanningFertilityHealthHealth PersonnelIllinoisNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPhysicians--womenPopulationPopulation DynamicsReproductive BehaviorUnited States