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🗓️ 9 May 2025
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Have you ever wondered why we don’t have a hormonal contraceptive for men, despite women having had access to birth control pills for over 60 years? In this episode, we explore the current state of male contraception, why it's taken so long for options to emerge, and what challenges still stand in the way.
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1:09.3 | In today's episode, we are touching on a really interesting topic. |
1:13.6 | I'm going through a paper that is looking at male contraception and really examining the |
1:19.7 | question of why don't we have a hormonal contraceptive for men yet? |
1:24.6 | You know, women have had these hormonal contraceptive options for over 60 years. |
1:29.0 | What's the hold up? Is there a reason that we are not seeing more medical advances in the |
1:35.0 | field of male contraception? I think there's several reasons for this, which we're going to talk |
1:38.9 | a little bit more about today. And I think it's going to be really interesting because, of course, |
1:43.8 | I feel like there's a double standard here |
1:45.4 | and I do feel like they're a lot more concerned |
1:47.5 | about the side effects when it comes to men |
1:49.2 | versus the level of concern or lack thereof |
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