Endocrine Abstracts

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Over the last 50 years, different studies have been carried out in the field of male hormonal contraception. Two multicenter efficacy studies supported by WHO in which the prototype testosterone-alone regimen was used, have demonstrated the validity of the principle of male hormonal contraception. Contraceptive protection is dependent on the degree of sperm suppression. Azoospermia is certainly the gold standard for this type of contraceptive since no pregnancies were reported...

Introduction: Following extensive research activity to develop an effective hormonal approach to control male fertility, little is known concerning attitudes of men and women towards male contraception in different countries. Although several pharmaceutical companies have conducted studies in male contraception, a full clinical development programme to obtain approval for one of the hormonal methods has never been initiated.Methods: Several studies and s...