Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S28-S35, October 2008

Bridging the gap between male and female fertility control; contraception-on-demand

ARC Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Development, Discipline of Biological Sciences, School of Biological and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

Received 27 March 2008; accepted 27 March 2008. published online 26 August 2008.

Abstract 

Contraception-on-demand refers to contraceptive methods that are only employed when needed, such as barrier or postcoital methods, as opposed to technologies, such as the IUD or pill, where the exposure is continuous irrespective of the risk of pregnancy. The development of women-centered approaches to contraception-on-demand is a high priority in current contraceptive research, with emphasis on the 15- to 25-year-old demographic. Since this cohort of potential users is also at high risk of contracting sexually transmitted disease, topical methods that would provide simultaneous protection against both fertility and infection are of particular interest. This review examines the current strategies that are being pursued to achieve this objective.

Keywords: Fertility, Contraception-on-demand, Sexually transmitted disease

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 Author Disclosures: R. John Aitken, Louise M. Hughes, Renate Griffith, and Mark A. Baker do not report any conflicts of interest with the sponsor of this supplement article or products discussed in this article.

PII: S0010-7824(08)00282-5

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2008.03.020

Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S28-S35, October 2008

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