The Male Pill: A Biography of a Technology in the Making

by Nelly Oudshoorn

Book Overview

The Male Pill is the first book to reveal the history of hormonal contraceptives for men. Nelly Oudshoorn explains why it is that, although the technical feasibility of male contraceptives was demonstrated as early as the 1970s, there is, to date, no male pill. Ever since the idea of hormonal contraceptives for men was introduced, scientists, feminists, journalists, and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs have questioned whether men and women would accept...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822331950
• ISBN13: 9780822331957
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.5"