Health and prosperity of individuals and communities alike are linked to population growth.
European and North American countries are now in the late phase of a demographic …

A man and woman are partners in the act of conception; however, in the development of
contraceptive technology and in the design of facilities for family planning, far greater …

Chemistry Department, University of Warwick, Coventry, England 40 years have elapsed
since the publication [l] in 1954 of the first paper giving details of the preparation of a …

23.1. 1 Why male contraception at all? The invention of the “pill” for women was undoubtedly
one of the most significant medical and cultural events of the twentieth century. Nature has …

In the archived volumes of JCEM, male hormonal contracep-tion first occurs in 1979 when
Cunninghamet al.(1) explored “the potential for an androgen male contraceptive” and …

The provision of safe, effective contraception has been revolutionized in the past 40 yr
following the development of synthetic steroids and the demonstration that administration of …

In the last four decades the world population has more than doubled, from 2.5 billion in 1950
to 5.3 billion in 1990. The rate of population growth is the result of the combination of …

For men who still wish to father children, the contraceptive options currently available are
withdrawal and the condom. Although significant progress has been made on hormonal and …

From a public health perspective, the need for contraception has never been greater.
Although the existing male-specific methods (withdrawal, condoms, and vasectomy) are safe …

This review presents the current state-of-knowledge with respect to methods for the
regulation of fertility in the male. Furthermore, areas where future studies may be profitably …