First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Shown Safe in Early Human Trial

TheUltraNoob · 2026-05-03T13:23:08+00:00

It’s a few years away again, guys.

TheRealKuz03 · 2026-05-03T14:28:10+00:00

I hate that whenever the issue of male birth control is discussed, it's assumed by feminists that men don't want it or that we're just too picky about the potential side effects

like, how many times have you heard that "the reason the male birth control pill isn't out yet is because one male test subject probably had a headache, meanwhile women have to deal with a million side effects, men need to grow a pair smh"

AlternativeOption313 · 2026-05-03T13:17:01+00:00

Finally!

LoveTheGiraffe · 2026-05-03T13:31:08+00:00

Can't come soon enough!

redhobbes43 · 2026-05-03T18:46:17+00:00

What happened to “Plan A” https://www.planaformen.com? It was past the 2nd stage of clinical trials 5 years ago? It was supposed to work like a spiral for men.

scotty-utb · 2026-05-04T07:29:50+00:00

I am already using "thermal male birth control" (andro-switch / slip-chauffant) since three years now.
Non-hormonal, reversible, Pearl-Index 0.5.
Side effect: "mild skin irritation"
License/Approval scheduled for 2029.
But it's already available to buy/diy. There are some 20k users already,

There are some more male contraceptive options in study, nor sure what the article does tell as this is paywall

ADAM/PlanA/Risug - i would opt for, even in trial, right now.

NES/T - i would probably not use hormonal... and the gel approach seems unpractical. But, fingers crossed.

YCT-529 and NLS-133 are the only pill candidates in trial. Men and pill schedule? do not think this would work well with most...

What is needed now is activism.
Even Vasectomy was not there broadly, instantly. For example it was forbidden in France until 2001.
Activism changed that.
And Activism will change for reversible options, too. Hopefully.
Just waiting for it will change nothing
We do not need men wanting to walk away, we need men doing someting to prevent caused pregnancy.
You won't get baby trapped when you are contracepted yourself.
We need men wanting to be contracepted. Now.
We need men using male contraceptives right now. Regardless of already approved or not.
Show there is a demand. Show there is a market. Show you do not care about some mild side effects.

_WutzInAName_ · 2026-05-03T13:34:25+00:00

For decades, they’ve been saying that male birth control pills are right around the corner. Hasn’t happened yet, at least in America. The people at the top always come up with lame excuses to block their release (like side effects, even though plenty of other medications are released with side effects).

I suspect the real reason is control. They block birth control pills for men for much the same reason they want to take away abortions for women: a deranged and greedy “be fruitful and multiply” mentality, to increase birth rates and produce the largest population possible.

This creates a large and easily exploitable, disposable work force—and lots of workers means they’re all replaceable (wage slaves), so it’s harder for them to bargain for rights. More exploitation = more profit, which is what the overlords care about most.

Of course, we should all keep demanding contraception and reproductive choice for both men and women. But just know what we’re up against.

MichelPalaref · 2026-05-03T23:32:32+00:00

I wonder when the male birth control zeitgeist is ever gonna take off from this forever milquetoast statements.

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WeEatBabies · 2026-05-03T13:25:25+00:00

Feminism ends with this birth control pill!!!

Title	First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Shown Safe in Early Human Trial
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Date	May 3, 2026 1:15 PM UTC (2 months ago)
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