Men Get Real About Whether They'd Use Male Birth Control

LOADING ERROR LOADING This week, scientists at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Boston announced that we may be one step closer to male birth control becoming a reality: Judging by early clinical trials, a hormonal gel that’s rubbed on the shoulders daily may be even more effective than hormonal contraceptive options for women. In my early 20s, I was against male birth control because I was fine with condoms and didn’t trust drugs that interacted with complex organs like the brain or the reproductive system. Second, and this probably only makes sense to me, but sperm count is another reason I’m very open to the use of male birth control. I know this is one of the reasons that it’s been difficult to study and create a male birth control option, but the average sperm count is 20 million to 40 million sperm. “As for the side effects of birth control, it’s a small sacrifice to gain weight to avoid bringing a life into this world when you’re not ready to bear the burden.” - Brady, late 30s Brady, who’s in his late 30s and lives in Dublin, Ireland Would you take male hormonal birth control?