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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

New nonhormonal contraceptive methods for men.

AUTHORS

Lissner E

SOURCE

CHANGING MEN. 1992 Summer-Fall;:24-5.

ABSTRACT

At least 8 new male contraceptives have emerged and most can be used now, but little promotion of these new

methods has occurred. No-scalpel vasectomy developed in China consists of a small puncture instead of an

incision through which the health worker either cuts or blocks the vas deferens. This technique is safer and heals

faster than the conventional technique. The Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception has a list of US

physicians trained in this technique. Another new male contraceptive is injection of chemicals in the vas deferens

thereby blocking sperm movement. It is permanent. Research in China shows the injectable plug in the vas

deferens to be an effective, potentially reversible method. Similarly the surgically implanted "shug" performs the

same purpose as the injectable plug and has the same potential to be reversible. Another method is injection of a

spermicide into the vas deferens which temporarily brings about infertility. Animal trials indicate it is safe and

effective. Human trials are now going on in India and will soon be underway in the US. The wet heat method has

been known since the 4th century B.C. It involves placing the testes in hot water (116 degrees Fahrenheit) for 45

minutes every night for 3 weeks. This provides protection for 6 months. A similar method is artificial cryptorchidism

where men wear special underwear during the day to keep the testes inside the inguinal canal which increases their

temperature. Applying ultrasound to the testes for 10 minutes once every 6 months also brings about azoospermia.

Ultrasonography requires physician intervention but wet heat and artificial cryptorchidism do not. Funding agencies

have not provided monies to male contraception research, claiming men are not committed to contraception, yet

vasectomies comprise 12% of global contraceptive use. Another excuse is that new male contraceptives do not

prevent HIV transmission but neither does Norplant. Men should familiarize themselves with the new male

contraceptives and then pressure authorities to sponsor their research and development. (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT3T 1582-06)

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Lissner E. The source of this article is "CHANGING MEN. 1992 Summer-Fall;:24-5.". This article was published in

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