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Effect of Contraceptive Pills on the Distribution of Sexual Activity in the Menstrual Cycle

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WE wish to report the effects of contraceptive pills on the distribution of sexual activity in the menstrual cycle, observed during a double-blind placebo study in which various parameters of behaviour were recorded daily.

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UDRY, J., MORRIS, N. Effect of Contraceptive Pills on the Distribution of Sexual Activity in the Menstrual Cycle. Nature 227, 502–503 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227502a0

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