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Women have been using the female contraceptive pill for over 60 years, and many other options have followed. Yet, after decades of research, there is still no male version of a birth control pill.

Male options for contraception are limited to the condom, vasectomy or withdrawal. However, clinical trials are underway around the world testing new innovations in male contraception. New options may be less than a decade away but, when they arrive, will people want to take them? In this edition of the Inquiry Sandra Kanthal asks: Are we ready for the new male contraceptives?

Contributors:
Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology, University of Manchester
Dr Diana Blithe, Chief of the Contraceptive Development Programme, National Institutes of Health
Dhananjay Vaidyanathan Rohini, Founder and Partner, Alstonia Impact
Logan Nickels, Chief Research Office, Male Contraceptive Initiative

Presenter/Producer: Sandra Kanthal
Production Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey
Technical Producer: James Beard
Editor: Tara McDermott