Men's Birth Control Methods
What are Male Birth Control Methods?
- At this point, the only FDA-approved and effective male contraceptive methods are the male condom and the permanent surgical method which is called a vasectomy (tying the man's tube, called the "vas deferens").
- Other male contraceptive methods are being researched. Some are hormonal methods; some are surgical methods.
- The goal of hormonal methods is to decrease the production or maturation of the sperm and ultimately decrease the number of sperm to a low to non-existent level so that the man cannot get a woman pregnant.
- The surgical methods being explored involve inserting a device to block the sperm in the man's tube (vas deferens).
- For more information, please visit: http://www.malecontraceptives.org
