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Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production
(www.sciencedaily.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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That's great but I've been seeing articles like this for decades so I'll believe it when there's an actual working product you can actually get
Right? Im scheduled for a vasectomy in a month, this ain’t stopping me.
One of the best moves I made.
After my partner and I had agreed no more kids....it was down to the doc to get the chop. Very easy, keyhole surgery; I feeling 90% by the next day, 100% the following day. 2.5 days of discomfort for years of stress free times.....worth it!
You can self heal after a vasectomy. It’s rare but happens. Especially in the first few years following the procedure.
But easy enough to go to your dr every few years and get tested.
Best $50 I've ever spent. Quick procedure, quick recovery with an excuse to not do anything for a couple days.
50$???? Where do you live? Can I live there?
You can so just be brown and walk in front of ICE. They have a history of forced sterilizing
Jesus, you're not making that up. I think that may ruin my night.
That shit is copay. Can't even get a cat neutered for $50.
Midwest US, but it's really down to the insurance policy. This particular procedure was 100% covered other than copay. Copay was usually $50, but for specialties it was $75. If you have insurance, definitely check your policy. A lot of times vasectomy is explicitly called out.
Midwest here. Just had the procedure about two weeks ago (recovery slightly slower than the commenter above, but not by much). They said something like $500 without insurance which honestly wasn't even that bad. After insurance it was $110. One consultation of "you sure big dawg?" Then the procedure about 4 weeks later, which took maybe 20-30 minutes and I was just chatting away with some Valium in my system. Very easy.
It’s free and covered by universal healthcare here in Canada. You just have to ask for one.
Never regretted it myself, but technically quite a good chance of reversibility (85+%) and 95+% chance of viable artificial insemination if things change.
It's considered permanent though. Shouldn't go ahead under view it can be reversed. Saying that, the piece of mind it brings is wonderful.
Maybe consider freezing sperm first just in case.
Also, compare those to the near certain side effects of female contraception, which is just taken as the natural state of affairs.
Valid, those are pretty good odds though, mind you I looked it up decades ago and the reversal was a pretty involved piece of expensive microsurgery.
Scientists at Cornell University
may be
closing in
They're progressing slowly, but it's obvious that they don't want a bad launch so they're all waiting until they have something that works and is safe enough and safety only comes from having people take it then see if it works after being reversed or ended years later.
Testosterone is a fairly effective male contraceptive agent, but most people can't get over the side effect of ball shrinkage.
Hmm. And what "debuffs" (for a lack of a better term, lol) can a male experience from this side effect?
Other than the psychological trauma of having smaller balls, there isn't much in terms of permanent damage. Men on fitness forums claim their testosterone permanently crashes, but this demographic tends towards hypochondria and body dysmorphia. Although it can be prevented by co-administering HCG with the testosterone, this would restore fertility.