• Summary
• Credits

1. The Long Road of Contraceptive Development
2. Vaginal Rings
3. Transdermal Contraception
4. Contraceptive Implants
5. Combined Injectables
6. Condoms
7. Fertility Awareness-Based Methods
8. Oral Contraceptives
9. Intrauterine Devices
10. Transcervical Female Sterilization
11. Male Hormonal Contraception
12. Bibliography
13. Web Supplements

• Clinical trials assess effectiveness and safety of new contraceptives
• New low-dose DMPA formulation
• More long-term choices for men

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Credits

This report was prepared by Ushma D. Upadhyay, MPH. Indu Adhikary, MPH, and Catherine Richey provided research assistance. Bryant Robey, Editor, Richard D. Blackburn, Senior Research Analyst. Design by Linda D. Sadler. Production by John Fiege, Peter Hammerer, Deborah Hall, and Mónica Jiménez.

Population Reports appreciates the assistance of the following reviewers: Gabriel Bialy, Lee Claypool, Jeanette Cachan, Laneta Dorflinger, Henry Gabelnick, John Guillebaud, David Grimes, S.K. Gupta, Michael Harper, Michelle J. Hindin, Monica Jasis, Elaine Lissner, Christine Mauck, Stephen D. Mumford, Roberto Rivera, Pauline Russell-Brown, Sheldon H. Segal, Susheela Singh, Bulbul Sood, J. Joseph Speidel, Irving Sivin, Jeff Spieler, Regina Sitruk-Ware, David Sokal, Robert Spirtas, Markus Steiner, Anil Suri, G.P. Talwar, Kirsten Vogelsong, Mary Beth Weinberger, Dirk Wildemeersch, and Barry R. Zirkin.

Suggested citation: Upadhyay, U.D. New Contraceptive Choices. Population Reports, Series M, No. 19. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The INFO Project, April 2005.

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