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000170058 100__ $$aGómez-Torres, Piedad
000170058 245__ $$aMale Hormonal Contraceptives in Comprehensive Family Planning: Policy and Implementation Pathways to Advance Equity in Reproductive Rights
000170058 260__ $$c2026
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000170058 5203_ $$aMale contraceptive options remain largely limited to condoms and vasectomy, while family planning services and monitoring indicators often prioritize women, contributing to inequities in contraceptive responsibility. This review examines how future male hormonal contraceptives (MHCs) could support more equitable, rights-based family planning, and what policy and implementation pathways are needed for responsible integration. We conducted a narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed studies and policy/advocacy guidance on male engagement in family planning and on MHC development (searches in PubMed/Scopus/Google Scholar and key organizational sources; 2000–May 2025), focusing on acceptability, service-delivery readiness, governance, and potential system impacts. Evidence indicates substantial interest in MHCs among men and women in hypothetical studies and trials, but highlights persistent barriers: gender norms, limited routine sex-disaggregated data on men’s participation, provider and service constraints, and insufficient public/private investment. Model-based analyses suggest that novel, reversible male methods could avert unintended pregnancies (with larger effects in settings with lower baseline contraceptive uptake) and that preventing unintended pregnancies can yield cost savings to health systems. Ethical discussions increasingly emphasize a dyadic perspective on risk and decision-making, alongside safeguards for autonomy and rights. We conclude that coordinated policy action—linking regulation, financing, service delivery, communication, and monitoring—is needed to expand couple-focused counselling, reduce stereotyping in care, strengthen indicators, and accelerate implementation pathways for MHCs while safeguarding women’s options and agency.
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000170058 700__ $$aMallery, Amber
000170058 700__ $$aGalarreta-Aperte, Sergio
000170058 700__ $$aCruz, Germano Vera
000170058 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-8399-130X$$aLucha-López, Ana Carmen$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000170058 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Enfermería
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