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  • Title: Are Latin American and Caribbean men irresponsible with regard to family planning? It is the couple who gets pregnant.
    Author: Olivares D.
    Journal: Forum Fam Plan West Hemisph; 1988 Apr; ():13. PubMed ID: 12179854.
    Abstract:
    The executive director of the Family Planning Association of Argentina views men's role in fertility regulation in a historical context. Fertility regulation in the past involved coitus interruptus and condom use, both male-dominated methods. The introduction of the diaphragm drew attention to women's control over fertility. Feminism spread the view that it was women's right to control fertility because of their biological role in creation. Men were secondary in contraceptive decision making. The introduction of the hormonal methods and IUDs confirmed the dominant role of women in controlling fertility. The current view is that couples have a joint responsibility in fertility regulation as defined by the relationship. It is suggested that education should be directed to men and for increasing men's responsibility to their partners and their sexual life. Men should be committed to helping a partner with a lower level of knowledge about family planning. Sex education should begin in early childhood and continue throughout life. Sex education must be premised on the view that males share responsibility with their partner for fertility.
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