title: Contraceptive development and testing in the United States of America.
abstract: Contraceptive development, including the development of IUDs, is discussed in light of the changing regulatory role of the FDA. The paper considers how the FDA and the government affect contraceptive development. Events that led to the demise of IUD use in the United States probably will have long-lasting effects on all future contraceptive development by the pharmaceutical industry in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Consultants Inc., Groton, Connecticut.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Van Os
mesh_terms: D003270:Contraceptive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003273:Contraceptive Devices; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents