From: utzoo!decvax!genrad!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!gh
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: Re: do you ask
Article-I.D.: brunix.2329
Posted: Sun Apr 17 11:55:02 1983
Received: Thu Apr 21 00:04:22 1983
References: ikonas.171

Re: What is a mini-pill?

    "`Mini-pills' are estrogen-free contraceptive tablets that provide a
continuous low dose of progestin.  They were approved for use in the U.S.
in 1972 and 1973, 12 years after the approval of regular combined pills
that contain both estrogen and progestin....
    "Taking mini-pills is a method of birth control tthat many women would
seriously consider if only they knew about them.  Estrogen-free mini-pills
offer many of the benefits of regular pills, with fewer side-effects and a
lower overall dose of hormone....
    "They are slightly less effective than regular pills, and often cause
irregular menstrual patterns."

    From:  "My Body, My Health: The Concerned Woman's Book of Gynecology"
    by Stewart, Guest, Stewart, and Hatcher.

	Graeme Hirst, Brown Computer Science
	!decvax!brunix!gh	gh.brown@udel-relay