Young unmarried men's understanding of female hormonal contraception

Young men’s awareness and knowledge of intrauterine devices in the United States

“…Research has shown that male partners have an important influence on contraceptive use in heterosexual relationships [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. This small body of research indicates that men are indeed involved and interested in being involved in contraceptive decision-making [8,10,11].…”

“…This small body of research indicates that men are indeed involved and interested in being involved in contraceptive decision-making [8,10,11].…”

“…Furthermore, lack of access to accurate information about contraception among men may inhibit communication within couples and promote the use of male-centered methods, such as withdrawal and condoms [10,12,13]. While men may play an important role in promoting or discouraging contraceptive use, very little research has examined men's knowledge of and attitudes toward IUDs.…”

“…While men may play an important role in promoting or discouraging contraceptive use, very little research has examined men's knowledge of and attitudes toward IUDs. Research has shown low levels of IUD knowledge among men, which may inhibit men's participation in decision-making [8][9][10]12,14,15]. One recent study that specifically examined knowledge and use of IUDs found that men were far more likely to have low IUD knowledge than women [16].…”

Male Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

“…1 This may be explained by a lack of awareness of the partner's contraception methods or familiarity with how female hormonal methods work, including emergency contraception. [132][133][134] For example, situations in which a male was less likely to use a condom included if the male's partner used a method of contraception, if the male was older at most recent sex, if the male's partner was older at first sexual encounter, and during a casual first sexual encounter. 129 Increased odds of ever or always using any contraceptive method is observed among teenagers who wait longer between the start of a relationship and first sex, discuss contraception before first sex, or use dual contraception methods.…”