This article missed the case of severe depression, attempted suicide, and completed suicide that resulted during this study. Keep in mind that this occurred within a year of the study, and had a sample of just a few hundred men. Aside from that, there were numerous other issues.

The takeaway isn’t that men are wussies. The takeaway is that perhaps we should be focusing on non-hormonal approaches. Also, contrary to this article’s suggestion, there’s nothing trivial about pharmaceutical drug or medical device development. Here’s a closer analysis of the study: https://medium.com/@aaronhamlin/male-contraception-begs-for-a-paradigm-shift-af9b6b780988

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Executive director at The Center for Election Science. Attorney. Utility maximization enthusiast. Lover of effective altruism. Other work at: aaronhamlin.com

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Aaron Hamlin

Executive director at The Center for Election Science. Attorney. Utility maximization enthusiast. Lover of effective altruism. Other work at: aaronhamlin.com