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Prolonged use of oral contraception before a planned pregnancy is associated with a decreased risk of delayed conception.
Alexandra Farrow, M.G.R. Hull, K. Northstone, H. Taylor, W.C.L. Ford, and Jean Golding.
Publication Date: 2002
To determine whether or not prolonged use of oral contraceptives is associated with a greater difficulty in becoming pregnant or a delayed conception upon making the decision to become pregnant.
The sample consisted of 8497 planned pregnancies, or couples who were expecting the birth of a child. Participants were recruited over a 21-month period. The sample was drawn from an area in south-west England.
The study employed a prospective design in which participants completed questionnaires at 18 weeks of gestation. Questionnaires included details about parity, paternity, co-habitation, oral contraceptive use, smoking and alcohol status, educational achievement, height, weight and the amount of time it took for the couples...
In fact, participants who had been on oral contraceptives reported a statistically significant reduction in the risk of delayed contraception.
Strengths & Weaknesses:
A potential limitation of the study was addressed through comparing the pregnant women with a sample of women who were not pregnant; to ensure that there was not a selection bias of any kind for fertile women. One remaining limitation however was that the study cannot be generalized to other forms of contraception, additionally, the study did not differentiate between types of oral contraceptives, so it could be that some have more harmful side effects for fertility than others.
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