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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive technologies: how much choice do we really have?

AUTHORS

Fishel J

SOURCE

ZPG REPORTER. 1997 Mar-Apr;29(2):4-6.

ABSTRACT

Despite the wide array of contraceptive methods available, the continuing need for more effective, easier, safer, and

more appealing methods is highlighted by the fact that nearly 60% of pregnancies in the US are mistimed or

unwanted, nearly half of all pregnancies end in abortion, adolescent pregnancy is one of the most pressing social

problems in the US, and nearly 75,000 women die each year in developing countries from unsafe abortion. All

heterosexually active women of reproductive age risk an unintended pregnancy, and this risk would be reduced if

contraceptive technologies were improved. Improved methods would also help reduce the rate of population growth

and reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. Roadblocks to the development and

marketing of improved contraceptive methods are political and economic rather than scientific. Some currently-

available technologies, such as the IUD, emergency postcoital contraception, and the vaginal sponge, are

underutilized. Contraceptive research has been or continues to be conducted into development of

immunocontraception (pregnancy vaccines), male methods that prevent sperm formation or impair sperm movement

in the epididymis, menses-inducer once-a-month pills, vaginal rings, injectables, implants, medical abortion using

RU-486, new progesterone-releasing IUDs, barrier methods (such as Lea's Shield, the Femcap, a silicone diaphragm

used without a spermicide, a new contraceptive sponge, and improved male and female condoms) and

microbicides. Obstacles to funding of these research efforts include unpredictable market demand, regulatory

issues, concerns over manufacturer liability, and pressure from anti-abortion groups. Thus, the social, economic,

political, and legal climate in the US must change in order to foster the research in contraception that will result in

improved contraceptive technologies and increased options. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 504-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraceptive technologies: how much choice do we really

have?", is(are) Fishel J. The source of this article is "ZPG REPORTER. 1997 Mar-Apr;29(2):4-6.". This article was

published in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 504-06. All rights reserved with

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