Lee P. Shulman, MD

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Ron. These are truly exciting times for us in providing contraception and healthcare to women, but with that excitement comes some responsibility.

think it’s important to start with why we need new. When it’s I think clear for many of our subscribers and many clinicians that the methods that we already have are very effective, that despite having very effective methods, throughout Europe, United States and around the world we are still met with very high rates of unintended pregnancy.

Disclosure Declaration •Grant Support –National Institutes of Health, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc, Pharmacia Corp., Berlex Laboratories, Proctor and Gamble •Honoraria and consultation fees –Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Berlex Laboratories, Pharmacia Corp., TAP Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Co. •Participation in company sponsored speakers’ bureau –Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Berlex Laboratories, Pharmacia Corp., Merck Pharmaceuticals.