Interest in nonsurgical female permanent contraception among men in Portland, Oregon and eastern Maharashtra, India
Harrington, E.K.; Gordon, D.; Bahulekar, P.; Garg, B.S.; Osgood-Roach, I.; Jensen, J.T.; Aengst, J.
Contraception 92(2): 135-138
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-0518 PMID: 25769440 DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.03.006Document Number: 626097
We examined the men's attitudes and perceptions toward the concept of female nonsurgical permanent contraception (NSPC) or novel approaches to permanent contraception (PC) that do not require incisions or surgical equipment/hysteroscope. Cross-sectional survey of married/partnered men in Portland, OR, and rural eastern Maharashtra, India. Descriptive analysis was performed. In India (N=150), most men (80%) anticipated that their partners would undergo PC in the future, compared to 30% in Portland (N=170). About a third (39.6% in India, 82% in Portland) reported being uncomfortable with PC for partners due to the need for surgery. Most men (85% in India, 82% in Portland) expressed a preference for a hypothetical new method of female NSPC over surgery, if safe and effective. Most men sampled in two diverse settings expressed interest in NSPC for women. Men's perceptions of new female contraceptive methods are important to the contraceptive development process. Men may find a safe and effective nonsurgical method of permanent female contraception more acceptable than surgical PC.
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