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 348 m...

BACKGROUND The student population is at higher risk of acquiring sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) and accounts for a higher incidence of unplanned pregnancies due to a combination of lifestyle and environmental reasons. AIM To determine the attitudes of medical students towards contraception. METHODS A total of 190 students of the School of Medicine of University of Mostar attending four ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the combined regimen (consisting of condoms and emergency contraception pills (ECP)) and using condoms only for the purpose of preventing pregnancy. METHODS One-thousand-five-hundred-and-sixty-two (1,562) couples as volunteers enrolled at nine centers in Shanghai. Eight-hundred-and-twelve (812) were randomized to use male condoms and ECP...

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OBJECTIVE To identify women's perceptions on men's participation in contraception. METHODS Home interviews in the southern region of the city of S. Paulo, SP, Brazil, were carried out. The participant sample was of 254 female users of reversible contraceptive methods, who claimed to have sexual partners at moment of the interview. Statistical analysis of the demographic variables and content ...

The development of male hormonal contraception has progressed significantly during the last three decades. The ultimate goal is to produce an effective, safe and reversible male method of contraception that are within reach of and can be used by all men globally. This review aims to outline the recent developments in male hormonal contraception with special emphasis on how ethnicity influences ...