title: Future prospects for vaccines to control fertility.
abstract: Vaccination is used routinely to protect against infectious disease and is being explored increasingly as a method of protection against tumors. Also, it has been established that vaccination using antigens associated with reproduction can protect against undesired pregnancy. Substantial progress over the past decade suggests that, if the remaining immunological and socioeconomic issues can be resolved, antifertility vaccines could be a valuable, additional method of family planning.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Immunology and Molecular Pathology, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, 46 Cleveland Street, W1T 4JF, London, UK. p.delves@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Delves
authors.forename: Torben
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: Ivan M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Roitt
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011247:Pregnancy; D022642:Vaccines, Contraceptive
chemical_list: D022642:Vaccines, Contraceptive