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more options are always good for edge cases.

1. some women can't take birth control pills, and the other birth control options have downsides as well.

2. nothing is 100% effective, so if you want to be even more sure that you won't make babies, both pertners being sterlized is extra security.

3. some men would like to be sterile but are hesitant to have a vasectomy done. They are generally simple but they don't always go well.

4. for younger single men in casual encounters, you can never be sure of the other's birth control status. I'm sure there are men who would like the option to be in control of their sperm.

At first read that came off as callous, but I see your point. I had that thought as well regarding improving female birth control. Where's the research into a hormone-free pill for women?

Male birth control has to be safer and have fewer side effects than letting women carry the burden of birth control.

I mean, I don’t think this is such a high bar to pass.

Pregnancy is bad but I’d argue the consequences of 18 years of unwilling parenthood far outstrips the consequences of 9 months of pregnancy. The consequences for those 18 years impact both parties.

Furthermore, men have almost zero agency of what happens in the case of an unintended pregnancy. A man can’t say, “this would ruin my life, I am going to choose not to have the baby.”

That makes the risk quite high for a man, IMO, and the only way to take agency over that risk is male birth control.

Thing is, female birth control is easier, because female body already has mechanism that stops fertility, we just invoke it on demand. Male body basically keeps on making sperm till death. It's usually issues with erection or something that acts like "it's time to stop buddy" than anything else. It's not really about male privilege, patriarchy or whatever, it's just biology.

Condom has worked the best as physical barrier and some injectable gels in vas deferens, but they are highly impractical application wise. Most of hormonal methods didn't work well at all.

Male birth control has to be safer and have fewer side effects than letting women carry the burden of birth control.

This first phase study shows no side effect.

It seems you are underestimating the value for men to not be responsible for unwanted babies and to have more control of their own contraception.

It looks like the hormonal NES/T male contraceptive gel passed safety a while back and started phase 2 trials in 2018. It's already gearing up for phase 3 trials with investors ready to fund this final phase:
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/835140008/contraline-exercises-license-option-for-nes-t-the-first-male-contraceptive-to-reach-late-stage-development

But a hormone-free option is more appealing. I hope YCT-529 makes it to the finish line.

I've heard there is already something that basically makes guys shoot dry blanks, search dry orgasm pill

Uber-"straight" men should have no problem with that since they dont use it for anything 🙄

No. But I also dont trust female birth control pills. I'm vaguely aware of the side effects and hormonal shifts, and I don't think I want that in my life.

I think it's a joke