Abstract
Thirty-seven states have requirements for premarital physical examinations as well as blood tests for both persons. A survey in Michigan of 2,500 private women patients (1955-1960) revealed that only 35% of 2,000 married women had received complete premarital examination as prescribed by state law; 90% stated that they favored the law and its observance. Investigation of Detroit commercial laboratories, selected at random, disclosed the issuance of "bootleg" marriage certificates in violation of the law. Alarming social problems, such as country-wide increases in incidence of venereal disease and divorce, indicate the importance of maintaining or improving the legislation. Physicians are urged to make maximum use of legal opportunities to give complete medical service to premarital couples.
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