- So often what's happening in a woman's body drives a marriage, a household, even a family.

Most men have no idea how much their wives have to put up with.

- Menstruation, springs to mind.

Painful, debilitating, and inconvenient.

But it's a brave woman who'd use it as an excuse for not having your tea on the table.

(men chuckle) Nevertheless, the most unwelcome event in a home is almost certainly an unplanned pregnancy.

And this day and age, there's no excuse for it, is their doctor?

- No.

- Sorry, sister, Dr. Turner.

There was nobody to mind my youngest but I didn't wanna miss the talk.

- No, that's all right.

Just take a seat.

So contraception has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, and while the pill may not be suitable for every woman, there are alternatives.

Alternatives that we as men can take responsibility for.

- Condom, sheath, Durex, Johnny, French letter all different ways of saying the same thing.

- If we could have the next page, please, Sister Veronica.

Now this is the first really viable alternative to the sheath, which I hope will be licensed very soon.

It's basically a simple operation in which the tubes that carry the man's sperm or seed from the testicles are severed.

(men groan) Believe me, it is a minor procedure and perfect for a couple who've decided that their family is complete.

- Bit late for some of us.

(men chuckle)