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SUBMITTER: Chappell BT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272165 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chappell B Todd BT Griffin Brooke L BL Howard Brandon B
Therapeutic advances in reproductive health 20220101
Woman-controlled, vaginally administered contraceptives offer women discreet, self-administered, and reversible options. This brief report summarizes the mechanisms of action (MOAs) of currently available, woman-controlled, vaginally administered, non-hormonal products, excluding those that need to be fitted by a healthcare provider. MOAs of three general types of contraceptives will be reviewed, including pH modulators, spermicides, and barrier methods. The recently approved vaginal pH modulato ...[more]