Contraception

Papers relating to contraception, notably re campaign concerning safety and administration of Depo Provera - a contraceptive injection given to nursing mothers reportedly often without their informed consent. Also, papers on availability, risks and safety of Oral Contraceptives (OCs) and Intra Uterine Devices (IUDs), effects of sterilization, relationship between OCs and mental health, contraceptives and children under 16, OCs and the risk of cancer.

Comprises journal articles, correspondence with journalists and the public, literature of the LR Industries Contraception Information Service including fact sheets and newsletter 'Digest', and press releases and minutes of the Co-ordinating Group on Depo Provera 1982-1983.

1975-1986

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