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Long-Term Studies on Side-Effects of Contraception — State and Planning

Symposium of the Study Group ‘Side-Effects of Oral Contraceptives — Pilot Phase’ Munich, September 27–29, 1977

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Editors:
  1. Ursula Kellhammer

    1. Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Statistik und Biomathematik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München 70, Deutschland

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  2. Karl Überla

    1. Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Statistik und Biomathematik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München 70, Deutschland

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics (LNMED, volume 3)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Experience with Studies in Several Countries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to the German Project and Aims of the Symposium

      • Karl Überla
      Pages 3-12

    3. A Coordinated Program at the NIH to Evaluate the Side-Effects of Methods of Contraception: Experiences and Problems

      • Heinz W. Berendes
      Pages 13-27

    4. Oral Contraception Study of the Royal College of General Practitioners

      • Clifford R. Kay
      Pages 29-34

    5. Drug Surveillance by Case-Control Methods as Means for Detecting Side-Effects of Oral Contraceptives

      • Samuel Shapiro, Dennis Slone, Paul Stolley, Olli S. Miettinen, Lynn Rosenberg, David W. Kaufman
      Pages 35-44

    6. Building a Flexible Program to Evaluate the Effects of Fertility Control

      • Howard W. Ory, Carl W. Tyler, Roger W. Rochat, Willard Cates Jr.
      Pages 45-57

    7. Breast Cancer and Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy in Two Los Angeles Retirement Communities

      • Ronald K. Ross, Thomas M. Mack, Annlia Hill, Veeba R. Gerkins, Herman Menck
      Pages 59-73

    8. The National Survey of Family Growth and the Health Examination Survey as Means for Studying Contraception

      • William F. Pratt
      Pages 75-89

  3. Pilot Projects of the German Study Group

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. The Pilot-I Study: Analysis of Drop-Outs and Some Results of a Pilltaking Typology

      • Ursula Kellhammer
      Pages 93-114

    3. The Pilot-I Questionnaire: Reliability and Applicability to a Nation — Wide Study

      • Wilhelm Warncke
      Pages 115-131

    4. Longitudinal Results for One Year in the Pilot-I Study

      • Fritz Krauß, Heinz Letzel, Ingolf Schmid-Tannwald
      Pages 133-145

    5. The Munich Pilot Study of Out-Patients of the I. Universitätsfrauenklinik München in Comparison to Pilot-I

      • Heinz Letzel, Fritz Krauß, Christina Sattler
      Pages 147-161

    6. A Randomized Trial Comparing Pill and IUD (Pilot-III)

      • Ursula Kellhammer, Heinz Letzel, Karl Überla, Hannsjürgen Wallner
      Pages 163-174

    7. A Field Survey of Oral Contraceptives with Patient Pairs out of Gynecological Practices (Pilot-III)

      • Ursula Kellhammer
      Pages 175-183

    8. The Literature Activities of the Project ‘Side-Effects of Oral Contraceptives - Pilot Phase’

      • Ralf Pfeifer
      Pages 185-190

  4. Planning of a German Long-Term Study

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Reflections on and Alternatives for a German Long-Term Study on Side-Effects of Oral Contraceptives

      • Karl Überla
      Pages 193-202

    3. Discussion of the alternatives for a German Long-Term Study

      • Ursula Kellhammer, Karl Überla
      Pages 203-231
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About this book

Conference reports of scientific meetings do not automatically justi­ fy publication. Our decision to publish the Proceedings of this Sym­ posium was based on a number of reasons. The subject of more or less grave adverse side-effects of oral contra­ ception is of major importance for all women. If the research insti­ tutions of Gynecology make fundamental mistakes in this subject, then the trust in them will diminish substantially. National institutions will have to shoulder a part of that burden, too, if they do not suc­ ceed in timely prevention of grave and widespread health risks and damages. Adverse side-effects of oral contraception become only apparent in later life and probably only after a latent interval of at least 10 years. The German female population will be fully exposed to that situation during the next decade. Up to now about 40 % of the women aged 35 years or older have no experience with the pill. Ten years later nearly all of them shall have used the pill for a short period at least. If serious long-term side-effects exist, we have to build up our research strategy now to detect these health hazards in time. Large-scale studies cannot be generated just out of nothing, the development and review of ideas in a pilot phase is necessary. The pilot phase of a German long-term study began three years ago. We shall report our experiences of that pilot phase, because this might be of value for other projects of this kind.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Statistik und Biomathematik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München 70, Deutschland

    Ursula Kellhammer, Karl Überla

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Long-Term Studies on Side-Effects of Contraception — State and Planning

  • Book Subtitle: Symposium of the Study Group ‘Side-Effects of Oral Contraceptives — Pilot Phase’ Munich, September 27–29, 1977

  • Editors: Ursula Kellhammer, Karl Überla

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93109-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-09093-9Published: 05 November 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-93109-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-7788

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 240

  • Topics: Health Informatics, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences

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