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Nonprescription Vaginal Contraception
Author(s) -
Edelman David A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00510.x
Subject(s) - spermicide , medicine , gynecology , family planning , obstetrics , contraceptive devices , developed country , population , research methodology , environmental health
Data on the efficacy of vaginal contraceptive suppositories and foams available in the United States are reviewed, and data on a new vaginal contraceptive, the Collatex sponge, is presented. The efficacy of this device appears to be similar to that of the diaphragm.