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99% Effective: First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Enters Human Trials (scitechdaily.com)

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[-] str82L@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Vasectomies are close enough

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

Vasectomies aren't 100% foolproof.

Failure rates (first year) Perfect use 0.10%
Typical use 0.15%
"Vas-Clip" nearly 1%

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Now how in the hell is female sterilization not 100%?

[-] vfsh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago

Even after tubal litigation it's possible to still get pregnant if the fallopian tubes grow back together or if another tube/path forms. It's somewhat rare (0.5% of women who have had the procedure could get pregnant again)

[-] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah sure but that's not what sterilisation means. To be sterile means you're not making any gametes whatsoever, which typically means a complete removal of the gonads (ie an oophrectomy or orchidectomy). Otherwise you're not sterile, you're just infertile.

[-] TassieTosser@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago

Isn't there a chance vasectomies don't take either?

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's a lot easier to double check in men.

[-] legion02@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It's almost 100% because "proper usage" includes periodic checks.

[-] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

But the same thing can happen with vasectomies so why isn't it showing anything there?

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Vasectomies are a lot easier to double check. A woman released 1 egg a month. A man released a LOT of swimmers every shot. Go in a cup and check for swimmers.