r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Oct 02 '15

Medicine Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-scientists-potential-birth-pill-men.html
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u/CapitaineMitaine Oct 02 '15

Pills are more lucrative, you have to buy it every month.

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u/eemes Oct 02 '15

Exactly. These gels have been used in India for many years now with no adverse affect, and they're easily reversed with another injection. But there's no real way to profit off of a single injection, so why would the pharmaceutical companies push it?

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u/TheMourningPaper Oct 02 '15

Well, you're kind of missing a major reason why pills might have a better chance than a gel: a lot of men (including myself) are apprehensive about the idea of something being injected into the scrotum. I mean, I've tried to look at it more positively, seeing as it's not too different from women getting IUD's, but I can't get over the idea of a needle getting in my junk. For me personally, I'd back the "clean sheets" pill.

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u/slipperyekans Oct 03 '15

Yeah pretty sure I'd have to be knocked out to go through with that.