Contraception
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 432-438, December 2007

An initial pharmacokinetic study with a Metered Dose Transdermal System® for delivery of the progestogen Nestorone® as a possible future contraceptive

  • Ian S. Fraser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Sydney Centre for Reproductive Health Research, Research Division of Family Planning NSW, Ashfield, NSW 2131, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9351 2478; fax: +61 2 9351 4560.
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  • Edith Weisberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Sydney Centre for Reproductive Health Research, Research Division of Family Planning NSW, Ashfield, NSW 2131, Australia
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  • Narender Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, Brooklyn, NY 10021, USA
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  • Sushma Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, Brooklyn, NY 10021, USA
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  • Andrew J. Humberstone

      Affiliations

    • Acrux Ltd., West Melbourne, Vic 3003, Australia
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  • Louise McCrossin

      Affiliations

    • Acrux Ltd., West Melbourne, Vic 3003, Australia
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  • Deborah Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Pharmaceutical Research, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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  • Y.Y. Tsong

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, Brooklyn, NY 10021, USA
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  • Regine Sitruk-Ware

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, Brooklyn, NY 10021, USA

Received 6 August 2007; received in revised form 9 August 2007; accepted 15 August 2007. published online 12 November 2007.

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 Funding for this study was provided jointly by the Population Council and Acrux Ltd.

PII: S0010-7824(07)00409-X

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2007.08.006

Contraception
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 432-438, December 2007