Advances in hormonal contraception.

Author(s): Gupta N

Affiliation(s): Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA. nupur.gupta@tufts.edu

Publication date & source: 2006-10, Adolesc Med Clin., 17(3):653-71

Publication type: Review

This article presents a review of advances made in hormonal contraception over the past 15 years. It looks at the different routes of administration that have been developed, at newer formulations of conventional methods, and at novel contraceptive agents that are in the process of approval. The article provides a short description of each of these contraceptive methods, information about compliance, side effects, and efficacy, and an update on that particular method.