Male Birth Control Shot
Male Birth Control Shot Is Now Available And It Works!
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For the most part birth control has only been really exclusive to women with the exception of condoms.
Birth Control is very important as it helps prevent pregnancy and it also can help prevent STDs depending on the type of birth control used.
It can help with regulating periods, clearing up skin, and help with hormonal issues as well.
However, until just recently, birth control has been mostly for women. Now, there is a birth control shot that has been successful in decreasing a man’s sperm count and has had a success rate of 96%.
Before this new birth control shot for men was created, hormonal birth control was only exclusively for women. The options included female condoms, the Pill, and patches to name a few.
For men, the only real birth control options were the pullout method, vasectomies, and condoms.
However, these options aren’t always the best and sometimes not very effective as a birth control method. They can be forgotten or done the wrong way or be very permanent.
This is why the birth control shot for men is a great alternative for birth control for men.
Side Effects Of The Male Birth Control Shot
Researchers have been working extremely hard to get the birth control shot for men just right. It has taken them a long time and they are working on the right combination of hormones to prevent pregnancy and the limitation of side effects.
Some of the side effects that may occur from the male birth control shot include mood swings, depression, and muscle pain.
Some men also experienced a higher sex drive and some acne.
Birth Control Research
As per Guttmacher Institute, roughly 40% of pregnancies that occurred in 2012 were unintentional.
What this means is that there needs to be more options for birth control and having a breakthrough for male birth control could be critical to answering this issue.
There has been a recent breakthrough in a new study which was conducted by Mario Philip Reyes Festin, MD, of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
In the small studies they have done, they found injectable contraceptives in men with normal sperm counts have helped control unwanted pregnancies.
The study was conducted on males between 18 and 45 years old with a steady partner of over a year between the ages of 18 and 38.
In order to suppress the males sperm count, the men were given 200 milligrams of progestogen (norethisterone enanthate) and also 1000 milligrams of an androgen called testosterone undecanoate (TU).
The 2 injects were given to the men every 8 weeks for 26 weeks and it helped decrease sperm count.
Results Of The Study
After the study was completed, it was noted that 96% of the males who continued with the male birth control shot were able to successfully prevent pregnancy.
In the second round of study, only 4 pregnancies were reported of the whole study.
However, in the end, the study was stopped because men were complaining about the side effects.
Conclusion
While the male birth control shot is showing a lot of signs that it will work, more research still needs to be done before this birth control method can be widely used by men as a birth control option.
There are some side effects that need to be considered and fixed.
It should be noted that the male birth control shot still does not prevent STDs and, for those who are having casual sex, it is still best to use a condom to prevent the passing of diseases.
As well, in the end of it, the study was called off because of the side effects of the shot. Many men were complaining about the side effects that women experience on a regular basis when they have their period.
This may upset some women that the study was stopped because men were complaining, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be more progress in this method of birth control.
Eventually, the research will be completed and there will be a new form of birth control available for men in the form of a shot.
