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A new look at male contraception

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As a first step towards a new form of male contraception - sperm cryopreservation, vasectomy and eventual artificial insemination - the military services should begin a large-scale sperm cryopreservation programme.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305-5080, USA

    Carl Djerassi

  2. Ontario Veterinary College, Univer-sity of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada

    S.P. Leibo

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