A long-awaited birth control option for men may be closer to reality
After decades of false starts, researchers say they are finally making progress on a long-acting and reversible birth control option for men.
We May Be One Step Closer To Male Birth Control. We Asked Guys If They'd Use It
Scientists have been trying to develop a male version of the pill for decades, with a number of frustrating starts and stops along the way. This week, scientists at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Boston announced that we may be one step closer to male birth control becoming a reality: Judging by early clinical trials,
First-ever male birth control now in clinical trials
It's a first-of-its-kind use of a medicated cream that has completed successful FDA Phase One and Two clinical trials, and is the closest we have come to an actual male "birth control" pill, ever!
Promising Trial Results Show Male Birth Control May Be Arriving in the Future
By week 15, 86% of the participants were tested and showed a sperm count below the level at which a man is typically diagnosed as infertile.
Male birth control gel shows ‘promise’ in early clinical trial
A birth control gel for men is showing promise in an early-stage clinical trial. The hormonal gel is rubbed on each shoulder blade. Researchers said that after applying the gel daily for 15 weeks, 86% of more than 200 men in the trial experienced an effective level of sperm production suppression.
Republicans’ sneaky strategy to undermine birth control
Just as with abortion, conservatives are willing to take a patient approach to overturning a constitutional right.
The Right to Contraception Act isn’t just about birth control
The word “child” appears nowhere in SB4381. Nor does the word “parent.” ...
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An over-the-counter birth control pill is a big win for contraceptive care — but women need more options
After a decades-long fight, birth control pills are now available without a prescription. It's a major victory for women's reproductive health, writes Emily Eckert, but we must continue to push for ...
A flash point on birth control access
GOP tensions over the political cost of the “personhood” movement to endow an embryo with human rights has also animated the ...
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The Republican Party Is Coming for Birth Control
From the outside, it might seem completely nuts for Republicans to start inching toward a policy goal that is something like ...
NRSC tells GOP candidates to support birth control ahead of contraception bill vote
The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a memo on Tuesday that advises GOP Senate candidates to underscore ...
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This Experimental Male Birth Control Works Even Better Than Expected
In 2018, a handful of couples ditched their birth control to embark on a one-year trial of a hormonal topical gel as their ...
Senate GOP blocks birth control access bill
The Senate voted 51-39 on Wednesday to advance the Right to Contraception Act, short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a ...
‘The View’: Whoopi Goldberg Suggests Senate Ban Men From “Self-Gratification” After Republicans Block Birth Control Bill
Let’s make a law where you say to men, hey, no self-gratification here. Make that a law,” Goldberg said. “And see how fast we ...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Reaffirms Birth Control Access in California After Senate Republicans Kills Right to Contraception Bill
California Governor Gavin Newsom Reaffirms Birth Control Access in California After Senate Republicans Kills Right to ...