LARC options include the copper IUD, progestogen-only intrauterine system (IUS), progestogen-only injectable contraceptives and progestogen-only subdermal implants.
There are no LARC options for men, only a permanent vasectomy –
Is there a biological reason it’s easier for women to have these options?
In: Biology
> Is there a biological reason it’s easier for women to have these options?
Yes: it’s a lot easier for a man to impregnate a woman than it is for a woman to be impregnated.
Women can only get pregnant for 7 to 10 days of their menstrual cycle. Also, even if a woman has sex at the time of ovulation (when you have the highest chance of pregnancy) there’s only a 30% chance of getting pregnant and that chance decreases the longer it is after ovulation.
Men, on the other hand, produce millions of sperm per day and produce it every day of the month. Female birth control works by just tricking the body’s cycle and making it think it’s pregnant so ovulation doesn’t occur, but there’s no equivalent for male reproduction because there’s no point where the body naturally stops sperm production.
Latest Answers