Male Contraception Update Newsletters

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Each newsletter is customized for a different audience:

Family planning provider edition of Male Contraception Update

For doctors, nurses, or family planning providers who want to be able to answer patients’ questions about emerging male contraceptives. Uses more technical terminology.
MCIP Press release alerts

For members of the press who cover contraceptive development and want breaking news delivered to them.
Public edition of Male Contraception Update

For members of the press or the public who want a general overview of what’s new each month with jargon-free explanations, plus opportunities for advocacy.
Research community edition of Male Contraception Update

For reproductive scientists, contraceptive research funders, or family planning policymakers. Covers both basic and clinical research; uses highly technical terminology.

Recent newsletters

10/4/11 - Another strike against hormone shots; Seattle conference

7/25/11 - New York Times story now open for comments

7/24/11 - Male contraception headlines in the New York Times

7/20/11 - Indonesian male pill: PBS Newshour brings us a firsthand view

6/17/11 - Scientific American coverage, research progress

6/13/11 - Male contraception in the Wall Street Journal

2006 Frontiers in Nonhormonal Male Contraception: The Next Step

The 2006 version provides in-depth background on most of the methods described on this site and was the text of the website from 2006 through mid-2011. In mid-2011 the site is transitioning to a more abbreviated form. Missing the old detail? It's all here: Frontiers in Nonhormonal Male Contraception: The Next Step (2006).

1994 Frontiers in Nonhormonal Male Contraception

MCIP first published a review paper on male contraception in the early 1990s. You can read the 1994 version to learn the back-story on these methods: Frontiers in Nonhormonal Male Contraception: A Call for Research (1994).