It Takes Two: How Men Fit into Expanding the Family Planning Method Mix
Contraceptive Technology Innovation (CTI) Exchange, July 5, 2016 9:22 am
The terms “family planning” and “birth control” are synonymous with women’s health and associated with the struggle for equal rights and women’s liberation. And while the advent of the pill and subsequent advances in contraceptive technology have had enormous implications for women’s health and agency over the last 60 years, male-controlled methods have been responsible for a substantial portion of prevented births for millennia.
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New Male Contraceptives: What’s in the Near-term Pipeline?
Contraceptive Technology Innovation (CTI) Exchange, July 12, 2016 8:34 pm
Several groups are researching novel methods of contraception for men from three angles:
- Hormonal contraceptives to suppress brain signals that direct the testes to make sperm
- Non-hormonal contraceptives that inhibit sperm production in the testes or their maturation prior to ejaculation, and
- Novel ways to plug the vas deferens.
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Genetic and Small Molecule Advances Bode Well for Male Contraceptive Development
Contraceptive Technology Innovation (CTI) Exchange, July 20, 2016 11:05 am
On the male side, only three viable methods of contraception have been developed over several millennia (withdrawal, the condom, and vasectomy). New research in hormonal contraception has led to current clinical trials in men; however, as in women, changes in hormone concentrations have adverse effects in men. Thus, to find a non-hormonal contraceptive for men or women would be a game changer.
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Making New Male Contraceptives a Reality
Contraceptive Technology Innovation (CTI) Exchange, July 29, 2016 4:05 pm
A steadfast and devoted group of non-industry scientists, clinicians and advocates—with a desire to bring new and innovative male contraceptive options to market—continues to move the idea forward. Slow and steady progress is being made, but important challenges still need to be addressed before new male contraceptives become a reality.
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