The current state of masculine contraception
Schoysman, R.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 106(10): 329-333
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7672 PMID: 175439 Document Number: 103290
The present state of male contraception is reviewed with reference t o pharmacological methods only. Since spermatogenesis is the results of a long chain of endocrine mechanisms starting in the hypothalamus, any review of contraceptive techniques must follow these physiological links . Spermatogenesis itself involves different stages and each of them can be a target for pharmacological compounds. Although no drug is currently available that offers all the necessary guarantees required of a contraceptive, interesting interconnections have nevertheless emerged. In consequence there are grounds for moderate optimism as to the availability of a male contraceptive in the coming years.