[Men's acceptance of continuous hormone therapy]

The aim of the study was the assessment of males' willingness to long-term administration of hormonal drugs in substitutive and contraceptive means. Eighty males in their third and fifth decade were inquired a questionnaire. The patients were divided according to age into two groups: A (20-30 yrs of age) 55 males, and B (41-50 yrs of age) 25 males. University education was a condition required to be enrolled into the study. The results was statistically analyzed with Chi 2 test. 65.5% of males in their third decade would not accept hormonal contraception. 40% of males declared their acceptance for hormonal substitutive therapy and they were also aware of the necessity of prophylactic examinations, 7.3% accepted the therapy but without regular follow-ups, 16.3% did not accept the therapy and 36.4% did not consider it as necessary. 56% of the respondents from group B would accept an administration of contraceptive pill. 44% would not accept hormonal substitutive therapy, 24% did not see the necessity of the therapy, 16% would accept the therapy and the necessity of regular prophylaxis, and the last 16% would accept the therapy, however without control examining.