Male involvement and contraceptive methods for men
Present and future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10940558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karin Ringheim (Tchnical Director, G/PHN/POP/R, 3.06-154, USAID, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20523, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 88-99 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0049085719960307 |
| PMID | 12348919 |
| OpenAlex | W2287109977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The four standard male methods of fertility control--coitus interruptus, periodic abstinence, vasectomy, and condoms--account for only 30% of worldwide contraceptive use. The failure of family planning programs to acknowledge the crucial role played by men in the contraceptive decision-making process may be responsible, in part, for stagnant contraceptive prevalence rates in some parts of the world. The development of new, reversible male methods of fertility control with adequate acceptability levels represents a major challenge in the field of reproductive health. Most promising are hormonal methods such as combined androgens and progestogens given as injections or implants. These hormones suppress spermatogenesis by inhibiting luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Volunteers for early clinical trials of male hormonal methods have been motivated by a desire to share responsibility for family planning and concerns about side effects associated with many female methods. Genetic and immunologic approaches have long-term potential, but remain at the basic science level. Despite a trend toward increasing public support for male involvement in family planning, a strong financial commitment to research on the part of the pharmaceutical industry is lacking and impedes progress in this area
Abstinence · Birth control · Developed country · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Gynecology · Hormonal contraception · Hormone · Luteinizing hormone · Male contraceptive · Pill · Population · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Vasectomy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Endocrinology · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Male Reproductive Health Studies · Medicine · Pharmacology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2008 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |