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The Male Pill: Birth Control For Men In The Near Future?

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It seems like we’ve been hearing for years about a male birth control pill is in development that will  soon be available… so, what’s taking so long? Jalees Rehmanis a cell biologist and physician at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He wrote an articlefor Aeon Magazinediscussing what he calls “society’s failure to produce male contraceptive options beyond the condom or the vasectomy,” and spoke with us about the future of the male pill.

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