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"In the wake of the reversal of
Roe v. Wade, developing more contraception
options for everyone becomes even more important.
Women and people who can become pregnant have a number of effective birth
control methods available, including oral pills, patches, injections, implants,
vaginal rings, IUDs and sterilization. But for men and people who produce
sperm, options have been limited. Two options, withdrawal and condoms, both
have high failure rates. Withdrawal has a failure rate of about 20%. Condoms
have a failure rate of only 2% when used correctly, but that rate rises to 13%
based on how people typically use them. Vasectomies have a failure rate of less
than 1%, but they require minimally invasive surgery and are seen as a
permanent method of contraception. Neither vasectomies nor withdrawal protect
against sexually transmitted infections.
There has not been a new form of male birth control since the introduction of
the “no-scalpel vasectomy” in the 1980s. I, along with my team, have been
developing male contraception methods since the 1970s. I believe that new safe,
reversible and affordable contraception options can help men participate and
share contraceptive responsibilities with their partners, and reduce the rate
of unintended pregnancies."
I see what they did there with that headline.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
