Birth control for men?

Lisa Diamond, author and editor of two books on human sexuality, says cultural attitudes, more than reproductive science, could be the steeper hill to climb, and for now social frames of mind often undermine safe planning in ways beyond prescription ambivalence.

Diamond points to contemporary research on sexuality in adolescent populations, which she believes offers a window into understanding barriers to effective family planning in the wider society. Data indicates that adolescents eschew contraception because it carries associative guilt, a phenomenon Diamond says extends to adults as well — and that’s problematic because abstention from prophylactics, contrary to assumptions, does not mean abstention from sex.

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