After decades of false starts, researchers say they are finally making progress on a long-acting and reversible birth control option for men. “I would say our expectation was that it would be similar to hormonal birth control pills. The gel also seems to have other advantages over female birth control. To him, it doesn’t feel fair that his partner has to shoulder the burden of birth control. Right now, the only birth control options for men are condoms, which have a high failure rate, and vasectomy, a surgical procedure that can be hard to reverse.
Source: CNN June 05, 2024 17:19 UTC