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Emerging routes of delivery for fertility-control agents

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The regulation and control of fertility is at present accomplished via many different routes of administration and carrier systems. However, as new and more potent fertility-regulating agents are developed or as new delivery technologies emerge, an impetus for the development of alternative routes of administration or new carrier systems is created. Certainly, technological developments occurring in the controlled release area continue to provide this impetus for investigating ‘new’ or different routes of administration and carrier systems. It is the aim of this chapter to discuss some of these developments as they relate to fertility control.

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Gardner, D.L., Hassler, C.R. (1985). Emerging routes of delivery for fertility-control agents. In: Runnebaum, B., Rabe, T., Kiesel, L. (eds) Future Aspects in Contraception. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4916-4_8

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