Male Birth Control on the Rise

It has recently been released that a few new forms of male contraceptives are in the final stages of testing and are almost ready for market consumption. As we all know, the burden of birth control has long fallen on the shoulders of women, whether it’s the pill, depo shot, intrauterine device, tubal ligation, or many more. As for men, there really are only two viable options, the male latex condom, and a vasectomy. Invented by Professor Sujoy Guha of India, the world’s first male birth control injection is estimated to be completed in 2023 or 2024, with human trials already taking place. Earlier this year, a clinical trial was published involving 139 married men with at least two children. After six months of unprotected sex, it was found that 133 of the men did not produce offspring, while six did, providing a 96 percent succession rate. With the men that did produce, it is believed this is due to syringe leakage or sperm-carrying tube punctures. Many are skeptical about the potential side effects of this birth control but are failing to acknowledge the hundreds of extreme side effects that women currently endure. Many speculate that men will continue to pass the burden of contraceptive use to females, with Indian vasectomy rates extremely low and tubal ligation the most popular method. However, it is interesting to wonder whether that is because these men are lazy or because they simply don’t have enough options to choose from. This is something only time and ongoing trials will tell. And to think that only 60 years ago, the first female birth control pill became available, and now technology is advanced enough to begin work on male versions is amazing. These life-altering scientific advances are truly what is pushing society into the 21st century.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50640939