From David Holdsworth, Settle, North Yorkshire, UK
Lara Williams comments that a male pill will be a breakthrough for science but not for women (12 May, p 22). She does not mention vasectomy.
In my experience this allows a man to assume full responsibility for contraception without any need for interference with his body chemistry. Numerous jokes reveal, however, that vasectomy might interfere with men's self-esteem. Could it be that for some men, part of the thrill of sex is the risk of unplanned pregnancy?
