Eli5 why are there so many female birth control options for females but only condoms and vasectomies for men?

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Was in a discussion about this over dinner last night. My GF has like a dozen options: from pills, to implants and patches. I can either wear a condom or have surgery. I feel like there is always some male pill on the horizon that never manages to come. Why is it so hard to develop something for men but so easy for women?

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Women’s bodies have a natural mechanism in place to pause the entire menstrual cycle (which includes releasing eggs). This happens during pregnancy. Female birth control gives women more control of that mechanism.

Men’s bodies do not have a mechanism to stop sperm production. So finding an artificial means to do that AND be reversible is much trickier.

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