<p>Making a drug is hard, not to mention expensive. But a male birth control? It’s something nobody has ever done before.</p>
<p>Getting a drug to market is a big lift for a pharmaceutical company who has resources and connections. Male birth control hasn’t had either of those yet. So how are we going to do it? And even more – where are you supposed to start?</p>

Making a drug is hard, not to mention expensive. But a male birth control? It’s something nobody has ever done before. Getting a drug to market is a big lift for a pharmaceutical company who has resources and connections. Male birth control hasn’t had either of those yet. So how are we going to do it? And even more – where are you supposed to start?

The Long and Winding Road

Nearly 50% of pregnancies are unintended. Science has intended to get male contraceptives on the market for decades now. What’s happened? Why don’t we have The Pill for men yet?

Intended covers male contraception, learning from the past, talking to the researchers of the present, and the users of the future.

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Nearly 50% of pregnancies are unintended. Science has intended to get male contraceptives on the market for decades now. What’s happened? Why don’t we have The Pill for men yet? Intended covers male contraception, learning from the past, talking to the researchers of the present, and the users of the future.

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The Long and Winding Road

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