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  • Title: Future male methods may include injectables.
    Author: Finger WR.
    Journal: Netw Res Triangle Park N C; 1995 Mar; 15(3):9-13. PubMed ID: 12288758.
    Abstract:
    Men who want or need to practice family planning can either periodically abstain from having sexual intercourse, withdraw the penis before ejaculating to avoid insemination, wear a condom when having sex, or undergo vasectomy. Promising research, however, is under way which may lead to new reversible male contraceptives, including hormonal injections and implants, vaccines, and pills which alter the capacity of sperm to fertilize an egg. Men for the first time would have modern options for controlling their fertility beyond the use of condoms or permanent sterilization by vasectomy. The development of such methods and their widespread availability to the public would augur a major shift in family planning services which have traditionally focused upon women and female contraceptive methods. These methods, however, are years away from being available for general use. Hormonal injections for men may be available within a matter of years, but most experts agree that a male vaccine or pill will take much longer to develop. In the meantime, sexually active men need to be encouraged to use the full array of contraceptive methods which they currently have at their disposal, including withdrawal and periodic abstinence. The number of unwanted pregnancies and births would probably decline if men were taught that practicing family planning and striving for good reproductive health are in their best interest. In so doing, men will have fewer children to support, while their wives will be most healthy with fewer children. It must also be understood that if and when the alternative methods of modern contraception currently envisaged hit the market, they will not protect men and women against the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Latex condom use will therefore figure highly in sexual intercourse well into the future. Improvements are ongoing in both condom and vasectomy technology in the interest of increasing user acceptance.
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