Rohatgi, K and Bowonder, B and Rohatgi, PK (1974) Technological-forecasting and research inputs in area of birth-control technology. In: Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, 33 (12). pp. 625-634.
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Technological forecasting, defined as quantified probabilistic prediction of timings and degree of change in the technological parameters, capabilities desirability or needs at different times in the future, is applied to birth control technology (BCT) as a means of revealing the paths of most promising research through identifying the necessary points for breakthroughs. The present status of BCT in the areas of pills and the IUD, male contraceptives, immumological approaches, post-coital pills, abortion, sterilization, luteolytic agents, laser technologies, and control of the sex of the child, are each summarized and evaluated in turn. Fine mapping is done to identify the most potentially promising areas of BCT. These include efforts to make oral contraception easier, improvement of the design of the IUD, clinical evaluation of the male contraceptive danazol, the effecting of biochemical changes in the seminal fluid, and researching of immunological approaches and the effects of other new drugs such as prostaglandins. The areas that require immediate and large research inputs are oral contraception and the IUD. On the basis of population and technological forecasts, it is deduced that research efforts could most effectively aid countries like India through the immediate production of an oral contraceptive pill or IUD with long-lasting effects. Development of a pill for males or an immunization against pre gnancy would also have a significant impact. However, the major impediment to birth control programs to date is attitudes, which must be changed through education.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research |
| Publisher: | National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Electrical Sciences > Computer Science & Automation |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2010 11:54 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2018 11:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/24138 |
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