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Immunocontraceptives : New Approaches to Fertility Control
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The rapidly increasing global population has bowed the attention of family planning and associated reproductive health programmes in the direction of providing a safe and reliable method which can be used to limit family size.
The world population is estimated to exceed a phenomenal 10 billion by the year 2050 A.D., thus presenting a real jeopardy of overpopulation with severe implications for the future.
Despite the availability of contraceptive methods, there are over one million elective abortions globally each year due to unintended pregnancies, having devastating impact on reproductive health of women worldwide.
This highlights the need for the development of newer and improved contraceptive methods.
A novel contraceptive approach that is gaining substantial attention is “immunocontraception” targeting gamete production, gamete outcome, or gamete function.
Amongst these, use of sperm antigens (gamete function) seems to be an exciting and feasible approach.
However, the variability of immune response and time lag to attain titer among vaccinated individuals after active immunization has highlighted the potential relevance of preformed antibodies in this league.
This review is an attempt to analyze the current status and progress of immunocontraceptive approaches with respect to their establishment as a future fertility control agent.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaur, Kiranjeet& Prabha, Vijay. 2014. Immunocontraceptives : New Approaches to Fertility Control. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504730
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaur, Kiranjeet& Prabha, Vijay. Immunocontraceptives : New Approaches to Fertility Control. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504730
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaur, Kiranjeet& Prabha, Vijay. Immunocontraceptives : New Approaches to Fertility Control. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504730
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504730