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To the Editor: In their review of hormonal contraception (May 27 issue), Baird and Glasier state, "After differences in sexual activity and the use of barrier methods of contraception (which have a protective effect) have been accounted for, there appears to be no increase in the risk of cervical cancer among women who take a combined oral contraceptive"¹.

Most of the case-control studies of cervical cancer reviewed in a recent report by the World Health Organization found the risks to be higher among long-term users of oral contraceptives, even after adjustment for socioeconomic status, sexual behavior, and screening history². . . [Full Text of this Article]

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