From this new perspective, men are potential partners in and advocates for good reproductive health rather than bystanders, barriers, or adversaries. This new attention contrasts with several decades of neglect that began in the 1960s after the development of modern contraceptive methods for women. Now, reproductive health programs are seeking better ways to understand men, to communicate with them, to engage them, and to help them take better care of themselves and their partners. Many men see MCH clinics and their staffs as serving only women and children and feel uncomfortable seeking information or services in that setting. Indeed, men as a group are frequently blamed for many of women's reproductive health problems.
Men are a diverse group of individuals.
They reflect the spectrum of humanity, from kind and caring to abusive and dangerous. While some men do prevent women from using family planning, spread STDs to their female partners, or act in other harmful ways, most men do not.