Fathalla M F
WHO Special Programme of Research, Geneva, Switzerland.
Br Med Bull. 1993 Jan;49(1):245-51. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a072602.
More and more women all over the world are opting for fertility by choice not by chance. Contraceptive use has a tremendous impact on women's health. The ability to regulate and control fertility is a basic component of health, positively defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being. Contraception is saving the lives of women around the world from the hazards of unwanted pregnancy. Optimal childbearing is also contributing to infant and child survival. Contraception has a complex relationship to sexually-transmitted diseases. Contraceptive safety is a major public health concern. The risk/benefit assessment will differ for different populations, for different individuals, and even for the same individual at different periods of life. The family planning movement started as a movement by women for women. Women's perspectives and women's concerns should guide the future of contraceptive research and development.
世界各地越来越多的女性选择主动控制生育而非听天由命。避孕措施对女性健康有着巨大影响。调节和控制生育能力是健康的基本要素，健康被积极地定义为身体、心理和社会福祉的一种状态。避孕措施正在拯救世界各地女性的生命，使她们免受意外怀孕的危害。最佳生育模式也有助于婴儿和儿童的存活。避孕与性传播疾病有着复杂的关系。避孕安全是一个重大的公共卫生问题。不同人群、不同个体，甚至同一个体在生命的不同阶段，其风险/收益评估都会有所不同。计划生育运动最初是一场由女性发起、为女性谋福祉的运动。女性的观点和关切应指导未来避孕技术的研发方向。
