Men's Narratives of Vasectomy

Pomales, Tony

doi:10.1111/maq.12014

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“…In Costa Rica, men who held more gender equitable (less “machista”) views pursued getting a vasectomy as part of their quest for emotional commitment to their wives and to the well-being of their wives. Men who got vasectomies saw themselves as being responsible for averting unintended pregnancies [38]. Vasectomies have increased in Costa Rica 76% from 2000 to 2003 and another 70% between 2003 and 2006, with low fertility linked to being a “modern” man.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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Are men well served by family planning programs?

Hardee

Croce-Galis²

2017

Reprod Health

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Although the range of contraceptives includes methods for men, namely condoms, vasectomy and withdrawal that men use directly, and the Standard Days Method (SDM) that requires their participation, family planning programming has primarily focused on women. What is known about reaching men as contraceptive users? This paper draws from a review of 47 interventions that reached men and proposes 10 key considerations for strengthening programming for men as contraceptive users. A review of programming shows that men and boys are not particularly well served by programs. Most programs operate from the perspective that women are contraceptive users and that men should support their partners, with insufficient attention to reaching men as contraceptive users in their own right. The notion that family planning is women’s business only is outdated. There is sufficient evidence demonstrating men’s desire for information and services, as well as men’s positive response to existing programming to warrant further programming for men as FP users. The key considerations focus on getting information and services where men and boys need it; addressing gender norms that affect men’s attitudes and use while respecting women’s autonomy; reaching adolescent boys; including men as users in policies and guidelines; scaling up successful programming; filling gaps with implementation research and monitoring & evaluation; and creating more contraceptive options for men.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are men well served by family planning programs?

Hardee

Croce-Galis²

2017

Reprod Health

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“…Gutmann further argues that ideologies of machismo serve to reinforce global gender inequities, which falsely portray men in the USA as more enlightened and progressive and men in Latin America as uninterested in gender equality (Gutmann, 2011). In reality, men in diverse Latin-American settings are accepting new reproductive technologies and transforming masculinities, focusing on equitable child rearing involvement and emotional commitment to the family (Pomales, 2013;Wentzell, 2013). Family planning programmes that fail to acknowledge these shifts reinscribe women's responsibility for biological and social reproduction in ways that inadvertently reinforce gender inequity.…”

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confidence: 97%

Gender, inequality and Depo-Provera: Constraints on reproductive choice in Nicaragua

Yarris

Dent

2016

Global Public Health

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This article examines the sociocultural determinants of Nicaraguan women's use of Depo-Provera as a means of contraception. The prevalence of Depo-Provera in Nicaragua is high and increasing compared to other Central American countries. Drawing on data from structured interviews with 87 women and from focus groups with 32 women, we show how women's preference for Depo is shaped by both gendered inequalities and socioeconomic constraints. We employ basic statistical tests to analyse correlations between women's marital status and socioeconomic status (SES) with contraceptive use. Our statistical findings show significant associations between use of Depo and both marital status and SES, such that women who are married or in conjugal unions and women with lower SES are more likely to use Depo. To help explain women's use of Depo-Provera in Nicaragua, we situate our findings within the context of gender, culture, and power, reviewing the contested history of Depo-Provera in the developing world and dynamics of gender inequality, which constrain women's contraceptive choices. We conclude with suggestions for reproductive health programming in Nicaragua and beyond, arguing that gender equity and addressing socioeconomic barriers to family planning remain priorities for the achievement of global reproductive health.

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“…Vasectomies can evoke a sense of status loss (Cragun & Sumerau, ) or regret (Humphrey & Humphrey, ). Other men frame their vasectomies as a way of taking responsibility (Pomales, ; Terry & Braun, ). Bertotti () finds that women who are White or socioeconomically advantaged are more likely to have vasectomized partners, suggesting that each partner's status and access to resources are important characteristics in contraceptive bargaining.…”

Section: Men As Partnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other men frame their vasectomies as a way of taking responsibility (Pomales, 2013;Terry & Braun, 2011 partners, suggesting that each partner's status and access to resources are important characteristics in contraceptive bargaining. These studies illustrate how women are expected to manage the couple's fertility in heterosexual partnerships, while men who receive vasectomies are seen as highly responsible and proactive.…”

Section: Men As Partnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Men and infertility: Insights from the sociology of gender

Halcomb¹

2018

Sociology Compass

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This review explores the framing of men and infertility in recent interdisciplinary social science research. I illustrate how men's diverse institutional roles surrounding medicalized experiences of infertility are critical for understanding inequality in reproduction. Situating research on men and infertility in the theoretical framework of gender as social structure shows how men's secondary position in reproduction can be seen across institutional roles, which include men as patients, men as partners, men as sperm donors, and men as doctors. Men's experiences with reproductive medicine often reinforce men's marginal position in reproductive medicine through institutionalized arrangements; yet, men are intimately and structurally involved in reproductive decisions. I argue that bringing gender to the center of research on infertility could make clear the many structural ways women and women's bodies are controlled, regulated, and treated by reproductive medicine.

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Men's Narratives of Vasectomy

Cited by 19 publications

References 19 publications

Are men well served by family planning programs?

Are men well served by family planning programs?

Gender, inequality and Depo-Provera: Constraints on reproductive choice in Nicaragua

Men and infertility: Insights from the sociology of gender

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