– We are always hearing about breakthroughs in male birth control but I never seem to hear about it again. Why is this? Is there a reason why multiple different forms of male birth control never seem to materialize for sale?

Question

– We are always hearing about breakthroughs in male birth control but I never seem to hear about it again. Why is this? Is there a reason why multiple different forms of male birth control never seem to materialize for sale?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Entire industries benefit from unwanted pregnancies and a lot of people benefit from men being stuck with no choice.

If men were suddenly able to prevent most unwanted pregnancies themselves it would shake shit up a lot.