PROPOSAL TO AID"S OFFICE OF POPULATION RESEARCH DIVISION FOR SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUES OF FERTILITY CONTROL

PROPOSAL STATES SPECIFIC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES IN CONNECTION WITH EFFORTS TO DEVELOP IMPROVED FERTILITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES. THESE AIMS & OBJECTIVES ARE THEN SHOWN TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY RELATED TO OVERALL AID OBJECTIVES. THE PROPOSED STUDY AND ITS SIX COMPONENT SUBPROJECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN GREAT DETAIL. THE PROPOSED SUBPROJECTS ARE 1)EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED PREGNANCY TESTING TECHNOLOGY; 2)MENSES REGULATION AND TERMINATION OF EARLY PREGNANCY; 3)DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED MEANS OF SECOND TRIMESTER TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY; 4)IMPROVED PHARMACEUTICAL AND PHYSICAL MEANS OF CERVICAL DILATATION; 5)EVALUATION OF IMPROVED CLINICAL EQUIPMENT FOR SURGICAL PREGNANCY TERMINATION IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; AND 6)A FERTILITY CONTROL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS OF LESSER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. THE EXPECTED END RESULT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS STATED TO BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLINICAL TESTING UNIT FOR FERTILITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES WHICH HAS THE REQUIRED SOPHISTICATED FACILITIES TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DESIGN,DEVELOPMENT,AND CLINICAL APPLICABILITY OF SUCH TECHNIQUES FOR LESSER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. PROPOSAL SURVEYS PREVIOUS WORK DONE IN THE AREA BY BOTH THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATORS AND OTHER INVESTIGATORS,LISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIES(SEE 9320548005801). PROPOSAL PRESENTS CURRICLUM VITAE OF PROPOSED PARTICIPATING PERSONNEL,DESCRIPTION OF JHU FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE UTILIZED,AND REVISED PROJECT BUDGET.