The clinical content of preconception care: preconception care for men

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.024
• Publication Date: 2008-12-10T09:58:03Z
• Authors: Keith A. Frey; Shannon M. Navarro; Milton Kotelchuck; Michael C. Lu
• Keywords: Promotion (chess)

Little attention has been given to men's preconception health and care. This paper reviews the key elements of an approach optimizing status men. Preconception care for men is important improving family planning pregnancy outcomes, enhancing reproductive behaviors their female partners, preparing fatherhood. Most importantly, offers opportunity, similar opportunity it presents women, disease prevention promotion in Currently, no consensus exists on service delivery men--who should provide whom, where, when, how, there are significant barriers this including organization, financing, training, demand. Finally, much more research content how effectively market implement needed.