منابع مشابه
Advances in male contraception.
Despite significant advances in contraceptive options for women over the last 50 yr, world population continues to grow rapidly. Scientists and activists alike point to the devastating environmental impacts that population pressures have caused, including global warming from the developed world and hunger and disease in less developed areas. Moreover, almost half of all pregnancies are still un...
متن کاملAdvances in male hormonal contraception
Contraception is a basic human right for its role on health, quality of life and wellbeing of the woman and of the society as a whole. Since the introduction of female hormonal contraception the responsibility of family planning has always been with women. Currently there are only a few contraceptive methods available for men, but recently, men have become more interested in supporting their pa...
متن کاملRecent advances in contraception
Focusing on intrauterine contraceptives (IUC), contraceptive implants, and emergency contraceptives, we review recent advances in contraceptive development and discuss progress in policies to improve access to the most effective methods. We report on the shift in practice towards routinely providing IUCs and implants to young and nulliparous women, prompted in part by the reduced diameter of th...
متن کاملMale Contraception
Very few options for men to initiate fertility control are currently available. Due to the potential public health impact of a novel method of contraception for men in the developed and developing world, a number of organizations are conducting or supporting studies which focus on the male contraceptive aspect of reproductive health. These include bilateral and multilateral donors, national gov...
متن کامل[Male contraception].
Clear evidence shows that many men and women would welcome new male methods of contraception, but none have become available. The hormonal approach is based on suppression of gonadotropins and thus of testicular function and spermatogenesis, and has been investigated for several decades. This approach can achieve sufficient suppression of spermatogenesis for effective contraception in most men,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Reviews
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0163-769X,1945-7189
DOI: 10.1210/er.2007-0041