| Abstract: | There are an estimated 120-150 million contraception users in the world, i.e. 30-35% of couples in fertile age. About 40-45 million utilize the pill, 33-40 million have been sterilized, especially in China, India, and the US, 20-25 million use the condom, especially in Japan, 10-15 million still use behavioral methods, and about 3 million recur to spermicidal agents. Abortion as a contraceptive measure is used mostly in Russia, with 8-13 million abortions a year, in the communist block countries, in the U.S., in Japan, in China, with 20 million abortions a year, and in India. There may be a total of about 50 million legal abortions a year world wide. Modern contraceptive methods are widely used, except in Latin America and in Africa. It must be remembered that all figures must be interpreted very carefully, especially those coming from communist countries. |
