Illustration by the Atlantic. Source: SSPL / Getty. “From the get-go, the researchers involved in developing male contraception have paid extra- close attention to: Can we develop products for which ...

As the 2-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade approaches, abortion and bodily autonomy remain at the forefront of national conversation. Today, the Senate will vote on the Right to ...

Contraception has always been a divisive topic. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a number of U.S. states set abortion restrictions — making access to birth control even more ...

– In control. For years, advocates of reproductive freedom have been waiting for the arrival of male birth control (besides condoms and vasectomies). New options are finally getting closer to ...

A hormone-free male birth control pill is undergoing clinical testing for the first time ever. The drug, called YCT-529, has performed incredibly well at limiting the production of sperm in mice and ...

Contraline, a biotech company, has received regulatory approval to move onto Phase 2 of human clinical trials for a male contraceptive that conveniently blocks sperm for up to two years. Contraline ...

In recent years, a spate of potential male contraceptive options have cropped up. From a hormonal gel that lowers testosterone production to a non-hormonal pill that blocks the creation of vitamin A, ...

A drug with a past life as a potential anti-cancer agent might someday have a new job as "the pill" for men, new data in mice suggest. In a journal article published Feb. 20 in Proceedings of the ...

Just a few years ago, the new male contraceptive seemed like an inevitable reality. Major pharmaceutical companies like Wyeth, Schering and Organon were pumping millions into hormonal birth-control ...