Representative image MUMBAI: Even as the new National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) reveals India’s population is stabilizing with more contraceptives used by married couples, a closer look at birth-control methods shows use of condoms has increased in the past five years while female sterilizations and oral contraceptive pill use has dropped marginally. Experts said the changes speak to greater role of men in family planning. “These changes are seen in urban and rural areas of the 22 states and UTs surveyed,” said Dr Rajib Acharya of the Population Council of India. Condom use doubles in Mumbai but still barely two of every 10 males opt for it