[Is there any pharmacological method available to control male fertility? (Author's transl)]

The article summarizes the current status of pharmacological control of male fertility in animals and in the human. Apart from the nonsteroidal therapy with antispermatogenic agents the steroidal therapy with sex hormones is discussed. This is completed by an outview towards future methods of an antienzymatic and an immunological male contraception. At present the method of choice for control of male fertility is still coitus condomatus or vasectomy.