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This resource hub brings together reports, journal articles, historical perspectives and more to help you get a clear starting point for understanding the contraceptive landscape. It’s not a live news feed, but rather a curated foundation for the science, policy, and market forces shaping male contraception. Use this to ground your knowledge, and continue tracking the latest developments on your own in order to position your company for success in an evolving field.

Historical contraceptive use
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​9 Forms of Birth Control Used in the Ancient World
The History of Birth Control, Wikipedia
The History of Birth Control: Early Methods, Legal Issues, & More
Birth Control Throughout History: Facts, Superstitions, And Wives Tales
Contraceptive Use in the United States by Demographics
Current Contraceptive Status Among Women Aged 15–49: United States, 2017–2019
Birth control failure rates - The Pearl Index explained

Examples from journalists covering the contraceptive space

​The pill hasn't been improved in years, no wonder women are giving up on it
Better male birth control is on the horizon
Contraceptive dilemma: Why some women are ditching pills and coils for fertility apps
Contraception Re-Imagined The Unfinished Revolution
The Story of Contraception
Male Birth Control May Be Here Sooner Than You Think 
It’s World Contraception Day And Time to Improve Birth Control
The Future Of Contraception

Acceptability/Demand for Male Contraceptives

Men's Opinions On Male Birth Control
Opinion | Male Birth Control Is Needed Post-Roe v. Wade - The New York Times
Personas - Male Contraceptive Initiative
Study highlights growing demand for male contraceptives
2024: Assessment of demand for male contraceptives: A multi‐country study
2024: The demand for male contraception: Estimating the potential market for users of novel male contraceptive methods using United States National Survey of Family Growth data
2014: Acceptability of a transdermal gel-based male hormonal contraceptive in a randomized controlled trial
2014: Male involvement in family planning decision making in sub-Saharan Africa- what the evidence suggests
2010: Acceptability of contraception for men: a review
2007: Acceptability of a combination testosterone gel and depomedroxyprogesterone acetate male contraceptive regimen
2006: Acceptability of an injectable male contraceptive regimen of norethisterone enanthate and testosterone undecanoate for men
2005:  Attitudes toward male fertility control: results of a multinational survey on four continents

Scientific Reviews/Perspectives

Male contraception: narrative review of ongoing research
Contraception Is Not Meeting the Needs of People in the United States 
Contraceptive Effectiveness in the United States Fact Sheet
Why it is timely to bring a new hormonal male contraceptive to the public – A 35‐year perspective of the authors
Male contraception: where are we going and where have we been?
Reframing risk analysis in the ethics of novel male contraceptives

​The Catholic Medical Association's Opinion on Female Hormonal Contraceptives
​10.1177_00243639211005121.pdf

Effects of the Dobbs Decision (Roe overturned 2022)

More men are seeking vasectomies now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe
Men are rushing to get vasectomies after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Web traffic and Google Trends data show increased interest in novel male contraception following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling
The unprecedented increase in Google searches for “vasectomy” after the reversal of Roe vs. Wade

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Information on vasectomies
Here’s What To Know About Getting a Vasectomy 2023

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