Birth control has been widely used by many women across the U.S. mainly to provide protection against unwanted pregnancy. At present, many pharmaceutical companies are still developing new methods of birth control, from the popular birth control pills to implants, injections, and even sponges. In men, the only contraceptive method used by many would be condoms. Today, research and clinical trials are being done in order to develop yet another form of contraceptive, and that is male birth control. Developers believe that this new birth control for men will hit the shelves in about five to seven years.
Researchers are taking long in studying this method since they have found it challenging to control the male reproductive system. Women have a reproductive system that is regulated by a menstrual cycle, and is fertile for about 48 hours a month. Scientists were able to develop the birth control pill based on the regularity of menstruation. Unlike women, men produce new sperm 24/7 through a process called spermatogenesis, at a rate of one half billion sperms each day. Because of this male body phenomenon, developing an effective and reversible male birth control continues to...