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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday November 05 2016, @05:19AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-pitter-patter-of-little-feet dept.

Whether it's an IUD, a shot, an implant, or a daily pill, birth control is a regular part of many adult women's lives. It has left a lot of women asking: Why not men?

For years, people have tried to create birth control for men. The World Health Organization commissioned what sounded like a promising trial, a two-hormone injection designed to lower sperm count. Initial results looked like it would be 96 percent effective in preventing pregnancy in the participants' partners. But the Stage II trial was stopped after an independent review panel found that the drug had too many side effects. The results were published last week in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

All Things Considered's Audie Cornish sat down with NPR science correspondent Rob Stein to discuss the trial and the reason it was canceled. Here are excerpts of their conversation, edited for length and clarity.

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they realized that a lot of guys were dropping out because they were experiencing side effects. The most common side effect was acne, and sometimes that acne was pretty severe. Some men also developed mood swings and in some cases those mood swings got pretty bad. One man developed severe depression, and another tried to commit suicide. Because of that, they cut the study short.


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  • (Score: 2) by Marand on Sunday November 06 2016, @05:57AM

    by Marand (1081) on Sunday November 06 2016, @05:57AM (#423033) Journal

    Yeah, I'll admit I modded all three comments troll just to keep it going too. It's like when someone complains about getting a Funny mod for a serious comment, so then everyone starts piling Funny mods onto the complaint (and followups) for the humour of it. (I recall seeing that happen here not too long ago, too.)

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Sunday November 06 2016, @08:30AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Sunday November 06 2016, @08:30AM (#423063) Journal

    Thanks, guys! You are the wind beneath my balls!