The Doctor's Case Against the Pill
- ISBN-10
- 0897931815
- ISBN-13
- 9780897931816
- Category
- Oral contraceptives
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hunter House Publishers
- Author
- Barbara Seaman
Description
A reassessment of a thought-provoking work raises questions about the safety and reliability of birth control pills in the light of such modern technologies as hormone replacement therapy and Norplant implants. Reprint. Tour. IP.
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