Report. The contraceptive pill for men is now possible thanks to the synthesis of work by American and Canadian researchers. They reviewed all the studies conducted on the subject on more than 1,500 patients in total. The result: the method proved to be effective and reversible.
Report on the development of a male pill. With the interview of Professor BEAULIEU on its safety on virility and its importance for men in new relationships of the couple. Interview of a laughing woman, retirees, a very young woman, an old couple, and a haberdashery: you can have sex without pills, I have only two children, me, sir.
Presentation of a new center of male contraception, supervised by the ARDECOM (Association pour la Recherche et le Développement de la Contraception Masculine). A doctor sees a patient who wants to start taking the male pill. The young man sees in this approach no attack on his manhood.
Pierre COLIN and Michel PONS of the ARDECOM (Association pour la Recherche et le Développement de la Contraception Masculine) back on the male pill, the tests and experimentation of male contraception under medical supervision having taken place during one year. The results prove conclusive with good reversibility.
Professor NETTER describes the operation of the male pill, which is based on exactly the same principle as the female pill: a surplus of hormones, which in the case of man would reduce spermagenesis. He deplores the fact that this method is not yet used, explaining that it is mainly a matter of male pride.
A man in his 30s says he’s in favor of a vasectomy. He explains that his fourth child was not programmed. He added, "I don’t see why my wife alone should have to assume these responsibilities".
Report on a technique of male contraception without hormones: the heated briefs. Young men and women gathered for a sewing workshop explain the benefits.