Since the 1970s, international research on male contraception has been actively pursued. Hormonal and non-hormonal methods (thermal, chemical) have been tested, leading to clinical trials of interest to thousands of men and couples. The results showed that it was possible to develop methods of male contraception that inhibited spermatogenesis with good contraceptive efficacy. However, their sid...

BACKGROUND Despite the growing body of evidence on use of modern contraceptives among women in sub-Saharan African countries, little is known about the broader context in which female decision-making concerning contraceptive use occurs, particularly the role of their male partners' awareness and support of modern contraceptives. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2468 pregnant w...

The article presents the materials of a large-scale study devoted to contraceptive behavior female athletes reproductive age, representing different sports. It has been established that most commonly used types contraception, in all age categories, are: interrupted intercourse, spermicides, barrier contraception (male condoms), hormonal patches. rarely are (single-phase and three-phase combined...

Finally, a male birth control pill, right? Unfortunately, not just yet. There are several methods of "male-directed" contraception being developed and tested in trials; however, none are currently available to the general public. Clinical trials are underway and men surveyed in countries throughout the world have expressed their interest in male-directed contraception. The road is being paved, ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the knowledge and practice of contraception among United Arab Emirates (UAE) men. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred UAE monogamously married men with children. METHOD The participants were randomly selected from the community and interviewed about knowledge and practice of contraception using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 34...

While women are aware of family planning (FP) methods in Nigeria, the unmet need for modern contraception remains high. We assessed the association between male partner opposition to FP and unmet need for modern contraception among women seeking anti-retroviral therapy (ART), HIV counseling and testing (HCT) and prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in Cross-River S...

BACKGROUND As efforts continue to increase contraceptive uptake, male partner support remains important in spousal modern contraceptive use. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional survey involving women on modern contraception was conducted at the family planning clinic of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, between December 2013 and April 2014. All consenting participants com...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review epidemiologic evidence assessing whether hormonal contraception alters the risk of HIV transmission from an HIV-positive woman to an HIV-negative male partner. DESIGN Systematic review. METHODS We included articles published or in press through December 15, 2011. We assessed studies with direct evidence on hormonal contraception use and HIV transmission, a...