60 years ago, the first woman in the USA swallowed a birth control pill. That was a milestone – not only in contraception, but also in women’s self-determination.
“The pill is by far – 34 percent – the most common method of contraception used by women, followed by the IUD with 6 percent,” explains the Viennese gynecologist and contraception expert DDr. Christian Fiala. “Today there are over 60 different preparations, so that most women can find one that they can tolerate well. In addition to effective contraception, the pill also improves many other complaints. Not only blemished skin, but also numerous menstrual disorders can be alleviated.”
Women would naturally have 12 to 15 children in about 35 years of fertility, but most only want one or two. Since the introduction of the pill, women have been able to decide for themselves when and how many children they want to have. GDR. Fiala advocates the so-called long cycle . The intake takes place continuously without a one-week break after 3 weeks. That increases security. He recommends stopping the pill for a week only once a year.
It is also incomprehensible for the medical professional that Austria, as one of the few countries in Western Europe, still does not offer the cost of effective contraceptives, but that people have to pay for them themselves. As the contraception report shows, this could cut the number of abortions from the current 30,000 per year by a third.
