Contraceptive research and development : looking to the future / Polly F. Harrison and Allan Rosenfield, editors ; Committee on Contraceptive Research and Development, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.

xi, 519 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Based on two workshops held in 1994-1995

Includes bibliographical references and index

Partial contents: Summary -- Introduction -- The need and demand for new contraceptive methods -- Contraceptive technology and the state of the science: current and near-future methods -- Contraceptive technology and the state of the science: new horizons -- The market for new contraceptives: translating unmet need into market demand -- The translators: sectoral roles in contraceptive research and development -- Issues of law, regulation, information, and the environment for contraceptive research and development -- Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Glossary - Index.