Condoms and Vasectomies Aren’t Enough—Is a Male Birth Control Pill Next?

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  When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options.

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  Condoms or a vasectomy.

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  That's it.

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  For decades, researchers have been working to expand those choices, but progress has been slow.

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  Now, a new pill for men has just passed its first safety trial in humans.

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  What's particularly exciting about this daily pill,

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  which works by blocking a key step in sperm production, is that it's hormone-free.

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  Here to tell us more about the latest progress on male contraception is Hannah Seo,

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  a freelance science journalist based in Brooklyn.

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  Hannah, thanks so much for coming on to chat today.

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