ABSTRACT
The choice of contraception available to a man is limited compared with that available to a woman. Most research has been aimed at female clients because it is the woman who will become pregnant and because it is easier to stop a monthly ovulation rather than a continuous sperm process. However, with increasing education and sexual openness more men are taking a keen interest in this area, as shown by the number of men opting for sterilization. Health education councils and the media have tried to promote the use of the male condom in the prevention against sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, with limited effect; there is still the belief that ‘it won’t happen to me’, and as long as this exists the widespread use of condoms is impeded.
