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Editorial| Volume 81, ISSUE 3, P177-180, March 2010

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Multipurpose prevention technologies for sexual and reproductive health: gaining momentum and promise

      Over the past four decades, the world has made substantial gains in the effort to prevent unplanned pregnancies and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs). Yet, STIs and RTIs still cause a heavy health burden, especially in developing countries, and there is an equally urgent unmet need for contraception [
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      • Wilcher R.
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      From effectiveness to impact: contraception as an HIV prevention intervention.
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      Pregnancy among sex workers participating in a condom intervention trial highlights the need for dural protection.
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