A Booster for Contraceptive Vaccines

Although the strategies can be controversial, advances in vaccines against pregnancy may make immunization a viable new approach to preventing unwanted reproduction. Biochemist Rosemarie Thau is developing a vaccine against a hormone that stimulates sperm production.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1994-12, Vol.266 (5190), p.1484-1486
1. Verfasser:	Aldhous, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies Antigens Autoantibodies - biosynthesis Birth control Child Health Chorionic Gonadotropin - immunology Clinical Trials as Topic Contraception Contraception, Immunologic Contraceptive Agents, Male Contraceptives Egg Proteins - immunology Family Planning Female Females Fertilization Hormones Humans Immunity (Disease) Immunization L-Lactate Dehydrogenase - immunology Lay People Male Medical research Membrane Glycoproteins - immunology Molecules News Ova Pregnancy Receptors, Cell Surface Reproduction Researchers Sexually Transmitted Diseases Special Programs Spermatozoa Spermatozoa - immunology T-Lymphocytes - immunology Thau, Rosemarie Vaccination Vaccines Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins
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Zusammenfassung:	Although the strategies can be controversial, advances in vaccines against pregnancy may make immunization a viable new approach to preventing unwanted reproduction. Biochemist Rosemarie Thau is developing a vaccine against a hormone that stimulates sperm production.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.7985014