Towards the end of the repayment of the 3rd generation pill

This delisting take effect from September 30, 2013, announced the Minister of Health, Marisol Touraine. The medical service rendered by these pills would be insufficient. The Minister of Health, Marisol Touraine announced Wednesday by the end of the repayment Safely contraceptive pills called third generation. The delisting will take effect as of September 30, 2013. In a statement Marisol Touraine says it took the decision after finding in the day by the Commission on transparency of the National Authority for Health (HAS) which found insufficient medical service rendered (SMR) of these pills. The Commission noted in particular, the statement said, "the risk of venous thromboembolic complications (phlebitis), two times higher than among women in the second generation pills." "This risk remains very low, 3 to 4 cases per 10 000 users," the statement said. "A period of adaptation will be left to women using these pills so that they can, with their doctors, and upon renewal of their prescription, choose another method of contraception refunded if they wish," the ministry said . "The delisting of the third generation contraceptive pills will be effective from September 30, 2013." The pill, the main method of contraception in France According to a study released a week ago, the pill remains the main method of contraception in France, but its use has declined slightly since the 2000s. The first results of the survey fruitful INSERM-INED show that in 15-49 years, the pill was used by two women in 2010. Its use had been increasing since the legalization of contraception in 1967, but since the early 2000s, the proportion of users decreased slightly (-4.6%). This decrease is generally offset by (...) Read more about lexpress.fr