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French doctors are told to restrict use of third and fourth generation oral contraceptives

BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f121 (Published 08 January 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f121

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Re: French doctors are told to restrict use of third and fourth generation oral contraceptives

I would be fascinated to know why desogestrel is not used more in France. For so many of my patients it provides excellent contraception and is much less risky than the combined pill.

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14 January 2013
Patrick J Halls
GP
Littlewick medical centre
42 nottingham rd ilkeston DE7 5PR