In one aspect, the invention relates to controlled-release devices and methods of using same, alone or in combination with other agents, to deliver pharmaceutical agents, and more particularly to deliver birth control agent, fertility agents, hormone replacement agents, cervical ripening agents, agents to prevent a sexually transmitted disease, agents to treat a sexually transmitted disease, biologics, agents to treat a mucosal infection, agents to treat uterine fibroids, agents to treat reproductive cancers, agents to treat nausea gravidarum, and/or agents to treat endometriosis. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
