Would You Take This Male Birth Control Pill?

Where is the birth control pill for men? This is something we’ve been hearing is “just around the corner” for years. Now, a new study in Nature holds some interesting promise. Here's how it works and why it matters...

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[-Mankis]

We have already had male birth control for years. It’s called League of Legends.

[reversatire]

I love how the guy has the gull to say " I don't like that it takes 4 to 6 weeks to get your boys back to market" when women's birth control can take months to wear off, plus serious health risks

[hotpotatos]

“I’m pregnant, it’s yours”
“No tf it ain’t I was on birth control”

[caitroseco]

Am I weird for thinking 4-6 weeks is not a problem AT ALL? I mean…planning for a baby is often done years in advance. My husband and I have had a plan on when to start trying for kids since before we got married.

[katcat]

I think 4-6 weeks to get off is not a bad idea. It forces you to stop and think, and means the forgetting to take one doesn’t end really badly.

[LRick]

Birth control for men needs to be combined with drug that would enhance performance in the bedroom. That would be a commercial success.

[tobyhammond]

If you think 4-6 weeks is too long to wait after deciding to have kids, then you're not ready for the commitment of raising children

[nightvell]

as a male, my version of birth control is being rejected by every women I come in contact with. 😢

[kellypatterson]

Waiting 4-6 weeks for your "boys to get back in action" once you decide to have a baby sounds like a good time to think about the minimum 18 year commitment you're about to sign up for.

[rubidot]

4-6 weeks seems like a ridiculously short time to have a problem with. That's not even two months.

[totallynotpaul]

If you can't wait 4-6 weeks, don't sign up for 18 years 💀

[joendeo]

The real issue in getting a male birth control is in the mechanics of it.

For female birth control you are essentially yoinking away the finishline for the sex cells. You prevent a fertilized egg from implanting into the womb. The egg and sperm cells are not directly effected.

While for males you have to find a way to make his sperm unable to get to the egg cell in the first place without permanently removing the ability from the man's sperm long term.

[AaronChung]

Married for half a year and would gladly do this if it's safe and not permanent. 4-6 weeks is nothing for making a decision about getting kids. I'm not going to be like - I must get them now. There is a 9 month wait from conception anyways 😅

[spuburq]

I honestly understand any man or woman not wanting to use pills because the side effects sound wild

[benedixtify]

Why is it bad if it takes 4 to 6 weeks to be fertile again?
Shouldn't having children be a planned thing...?

[kingace]

I am a huge advocate for male contraception. All we reliably have are condoms or vasectomies. Nothing in the middle.

[sagardeswal]

Petition to make Cleo's voice the default Google assistant, siri, and Alexa voice.
Use me as the sign button.

[Herfinnur]

I once proclaimed at a social thing that of course I would take a male birth control pill, and a female friend who worked for a big pharma company said: "a male birth control pill would never get through any get okay'd. I said: "because it's for men?" And she said:"No, because the female birth control pill would never be approved if it where invented today ; the risks and side effects would be completely unacceptable"

[kikijewell]

Wait, so men can't tolerate a 4-6 weeks wait? When female birth control pills are like every day over months??

[McTaco]

People are just obsessed with having sex free of natural consequence. It’s out of control.