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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The challenges ahead: implications of STDs / AIDS for contraceptive research.

AUTHORS

Claypool LE

SOURCE

In: Contraceptive research and development, 1984 to 1994. The road from Mexico

City to Cairo and beyond, edited by P.F.A. Van Look, G. Perez-Palacios. Delhi,

India, Oxford University Press, 1994. :461-88.

ABSTRACT

With the growing prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV/AIDS, and the associated

health and economic impacts, there is a great need to coordinate activities in STD prevention, family planning, and

maternal and child health. However, existing research includes only a limited number of studies useful in developing

new products and providing the most appropriate delivery of existing products. Unmet research areas include:

fundamental research on the genital transmission of STD pathogens; greater knowledge regarding the physical and

biological properties of the vaginal and cervical environment; and research on the potential effects of IUD use on

disease transmission. There is also a need for the development of good animal and in vitro models for genital

pathogen transmission for evaluation of the effects of steroid hormones on disease transmission. Among the other

needs are: research on inflammation and trauma of the reproductive tissues and their effect on susceptibility to

infection and transmission of pathogens to sexual partners; continued development and evaluation of improved

formulations for barriers; and design of clinical trials and regulatory guidelines. Research in these areas would

eventually serve the needs of contraceptive users through the delivery of services that offer safe and effective

protection against pregnancy and disease. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3547-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The challenges ahead: implications of STDs / AIDS for

contraceptive research.", is(are) Claypool LE. The source of this article is "In: Contraceptive research and

development, 1984 to 1994. The road from Mexico City to Cairo and beyond, edited by P.F.A. Van Look, G. Perez-

Palacios. Delhi, India, Oxford University Press, 1994. :461-88.". This article was published in 1994 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3547-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8547

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