Summary: A recent form of birth control has been discovered for men. This is a giant leap for science because previously, the responsibility of contraception has fallen upon women. In order to have the best chance of preventing pregnancy for women, an expensive form of contraception can be provided in a pill and other forms such as progestin IUD. This new discovery could potentially alleviate some of the responsibility on women; it can also provide more options for men who would like something more reliable than condoms, abstinence , and sterilization. This contraception comes in the form of an injection that creates artificial testosterone, tricking the brain into thinking the body has produced enough and effectively causing the testicles to not produce sperm. The study was found to be successful. Male participants in monogamous relationships managed to have unprotected sex without getting their partner pregnant. However, this study has hit a major wall. Due to side effects, some of the men dropped out of the research trials, and production is pushed farther back into the future. They claim the injection causes depression after coming off of it, acne, mood swings, and other hormonal malfunctions. Some scientists have also used these results to shine a light on the effects that women have faced for years due to contraception. Thousands of women have used contraception throughout a long period of time, and no one has paid attention to the side effects. Many women complain of similar effects like depression and acne. These scientists urge people to realize that what these men experienced during the research trials, women have already gone though with faulty medicines. They hope to raise awareness for birth control in general. Hopefully in the future, birth control can be the responsibility of both genders, without all those pesky side-effects .
Analysis: I think that it is an amazing thing that they are developing this for men. I certainly think that it can provide more options for men that would like to be a little more comfortable instead of worrying over pregnancy. It's also great that they are shedding light on what birth control can really do to you. Hopefully their new developments can eliminate these side - effects.
Synthesis: This reminds me of the antebellum age when women fighting for suffrage wanted to have a say and make their responsibilities more equal to men. Lots of women at that time tried to work and fight for equality for women. Male birth control will ensure that both genders are allowed equal opportunity for sex without fear of pregnancy.http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/health/male-birth-control/index.html
This is an interesting topic, I also think that it is pretty cool for scientists have finally started making men a women more equal on possible responsibility. I like your synthesis as well.
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