Male Contraception finally getting more focus

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Condoms have been used to prevent pregnancy since the Middle Ages, with the rubber version arriving in the industrial mid-1800s. Over the years, they've become more effective and comfortable to use.

But it was the invention of birth control pills, followed by IUDs in the 1960s, that created a seismic shift in humans' ability to control reproduction. A growing range of pills, patches and implants became available to women. And yet, a stretchy sheath that covers the penis remains the only medically approved form of contraception for men, short of vasectomy.

But now, researchers are looking into both hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives for sperm bearers. The hope is that couples will begin to treat contraception more as a shared responsibility.

"We would like to create a menu of options for men similar to what women have available to them," says Stephanie Page, a researcher and endocrinologist at the University of Washington.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/04/1140512789/birth-control-male-contraceptive-sperm

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Good news, especially since many women poke holes in condoms when their male partners don't want children.

And guys don't notice this? What?

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From the Politico link above:

The spike in vasectomies is generating a conversation about how men should take responsibility for their reproductive health and their partners’. According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Sex Research, women bear the disproportionate burden of contraception, undergoing procedures and taking medication that can lead to painful side effects. While tubal ligations often require multiple medical visits and weeks of recovery time, vasectomies are so simple that post-op patients can walk out of the clinic and drive home. The 10-minute procedure is considered the simplest and most effective contraceptive method available to men, and it can be reversed in some cases.

Freeze your sperm then go have a vasectomy. It's much easier than women having abortions that could be life threatening to her.

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I remember last time science was just around the corner from making this, except the side affects were like "it only works on 70% of men, and 15% of the men that take it lose their sex drive" and some of you couldn't figure out why men might not want to take it.

That’s cute…now look at the side effects of female birth control.

Atlas, where the  "two wrongs make a right" argument lives strong and proud.

Nope. Not gonna let you make that argument. Women have been taking the brunt of child bearing, giving birth, contraception, having abortions and more. Time for the guys to do their fair share. It's just the right thing to do. Does anyone have an argument with that?