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Male Birth Control Shot Found Effective (bbc.com)

An anonymous reader quotes the BBC: A hormone injection has been shown to be a safe and effective method of contraception -- for men. U.S. researchers say the jab was almost 96% effective in tests on around 270 men who were using it, with four pregnancies among their partners. However, a relatively high number developed side effects, including acne and mood disorders... Because men constantly produce sperm, high levels of hormones are needed to reduce levels from the normal sperm count of over 15 million per milliliter to under one million/ml.
One professor pointed out that despite the side effects, "75% of the men who took part in the trial would be willing to use this method of contraception again."

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  1. Re:Fag control shot by sittingnut · · Score: 0, Troll

    sexual orientation, which is both fluid and dynamic, rather than fixed and static, is a choice, not a genetic imperative.
    there is zero evidence for "gay gene". nor is there any evolutionary reason for one.

    let people be free to choose their life style (as long as they do not harm others same right). and change it too if they wish.