title: Prospects for improved contraception.
abstract: Some important new birth control methods have been developed in the postpill, post-IUD era; others are on the way. But shrinking dollars in research (especially R&D), inadequate coordination and planning by donors and programs, and costly and complex regulatory requirements frustrate efforts to use current knowledge to make major breakthroughs.
mesh_terms: D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003273:Contraceptive Devices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008297:Male; D008600:Menstruation-Inducing Agents; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000639:trends*; D014612:Vaccines
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D008600:Menstruation-Inducing Agents; D014612:Vaccines