title: Vaccines against fertility.
abstract: The first evidence for the efficacy of a birth control vaccine in humans is now available from the Phase II trials on the human chorionic gonadotrophin vaccine in India. Several sperm antigens have been identified as potential contraceptive immunogens and zona pellucida antigens have been reported that reversibly control fertility.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raghupathy
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Talwar
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000276:immunology; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000276:immunology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D014612:Vaccines; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone