Dual purpose contraceptives: Targeting fertility and sexually transmitted disease

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-232

  Aitken, R J ^a   Carey, A J ^b   Beagley, K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Contraception; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; NONOXINOL 9; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; TOPICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CHLAMYDIA; CONTRACEPTION; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FERTILITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPERMATOZOA IMMOBILIZATION; VAGINA FLORA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEMEN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPERM MOTILITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 79952701420     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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