Newer Contraceptives

world population projected by 2050, with Nigeria expected to be the fastest growing country between now and 2050. The population in India in mid 2004 was estimated to be 1086.6 million, with a birth rate of25 per 1000 and a 1.7%rate of natural increase as compared to 0.1 % for Japan. With 36% of the population in India below age 15, a 50% increase in population is envisaged by 2050. The contraceptive prevalence rate for modem methods of contraception in India is 42.8% (48% for all methods), with female sterilization'accounting for 34.2%, pill use for 2.1%, IUD use for 1.6% and condom use for 3.1% [2].Male sterilization accounts for 1.9%. China has a modem contraceptive use rate of 83.3% with IUD use accounting for 36.4% and female sterilization for 33.5%. Despite the rise in use of family planning as evidenced in surveys, one-fourth of births worldwide are unplanned. Over the past 30 years, there have been significant advances in the development of new contraceptive technologies, including transition from high dose to