[91] Ghosh and coworkers [92] concluded that curcumin may be considered as a potential
antifertility agent. Curcumin inhibits 5a-reductase, which converts testosterone to 5a-dihydrotestosterone, thereby inhibiting the growth of flank organs in hamster.
Selstam, "Toxic effects of the
antifertility agent gossypol in male rats," Toxicology, vol.
Studies on the male
antifertility agent, gossypol acetic acid.
(6) Cellulose sulfate, developed by Polydex Pharmaceuticals and the Program for the Topical Prevention of Conception and Disease (TOPCAD), is an
antifertility agent that does not destroy cells.
Field evaluation of an
antifertility agent, stilbestrol, for inhibiting coyote reproduction.
For field scale use of an
antifertility agent, it is required to be fed in bait form.
Thieulant ML (1990) Combretodendron africanum bark extract as an
antifertility agent: I: estrogenic effects in vivo and LH release by cultured gonadotrope cells.
Benie TIA, Tahiri C, Duval J, Thieulant ML (1990) Combretodendron africanum bark extract as an
antifertility agent. I: Estrogenic effects in vivo and LH release cultured gonadotrope cells.
Effect of some nonsteroidal
antifertility agents on the biochemistry of the uterus and uterine fluids in rats.
Till now, the exact mode of action of both SASP and AMP as
antifertility agents is not well elucidated yet.
Farnsworth NR, Bingel AS, Cordell GA, Fong HHS (1975) Potential value of plants as sources of new
antifertility agents. II.