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Podcast: Science Quickly
Episode: Condoms and Vasectomies Aren’t Enough—Is a Male Birth Control Pill Next?
Description: In this episode, host Rachel Feltman speaks with freelance science journalist Hannah Seo about a promising new development in male contraception: a hormone-free birth control pill that reversibly stops sperm production has just passed its first human safety trial. Seo explains how the drug works, what makes it different from hormone-based methods and where it stands in clinical development.
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