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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Directions and potentials of contraceptive research.

AUTHORS

Djerasse C

SOURCE

International Journal of Health Services 3(4): 583-590. Fall 1973.

ABSTRACT

The current status of birth control methods is reviewed. No fundamentally new practical birth control agent is in sight

for the immediate future which would be more effective than presently employed procedures. The present climate of

hypercaution and virulent consumerism penalizes the imaginative approach and encourages minor and safe

modifications of existing methods. The scientific community does not lack theoretical leads, but those theories may

not be put into practice. Special emphasis is given in this review to the reversible fertility control agents that will be

needed during the next decade or 2, notably in developing countries. In the area of abortion, abortifacients, and

related agents, the development of chemical abortifacients, preferably administered orally or intravaginally should get

very high priority. Chemical agents for abortion fall into 2 classes: 1) those which interfere with embryonic

development, and 2) those which lead to expulsion of the embryo or fetus, e.g. prostaglandins. Although there are

many publications and books written about ovulation inhibitors, relatively little work has been devoted to developing

new steroidal ovulation inhibitors. For fertility control in developing countries, IUDs offer the singular advantage of a

1-shot administration. The development of the copper T IUD is important. Preliminary clinical studies have

indicated that the addition of copper results in much lower pregnancy rate and the T shape results in a lower

bleeding and expulsion rate. The Food and Drug Administration may extend the time interval between clinical

studies and eventual public use of the copper T because it carries a metal. It is not likely that a male pill will be

developed in the near future. For males, major advances in vasectomy techniques which would quarantee

reversibility upon demand would constitute a significant forward step. For females, recent clinical studies indicate

that sterilization can be produced through occlusion of their fallopian tubes by the intrauterine installation of

quinacrine. A variety of methods which could interfere with the viability or passage of sperm once it enters the vagina

are unlikely to result in practical fertility control agents before the end of this decade. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT8T 541-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Directions and potentials of contraceptive research.",

is(are) Djerasse C. The source of this article is "International Journal of Health Services 3(4): 583-590. Fall 1973.".

This article was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 541-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35541

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