MCI's Intended Podcast - Episode 1, part 1: 10 Years Away for 50 Years

This is part one of a two-part kickoff episode to our podcast "Intended" in its entirety. This episode showcases the background of male contraceptive development, including ongoing male hormonal trials, failed projects, and experiments on inmates nearly 70 years ago. We also tackle why Big Pharma isn't interested, and why male birth control has been "10 years away" for decades. Find all episodes of Intended at https://www.malecontraceptive.org/int... and on all major podcast platforms. -------- About Intended: In 1960, the birth control pill Enovid was approved, changing the world. It empowered women to manage their fertility in a manner they never had before - it launched the sexual revolution. Male contraceptives were in development at the same time, and even earlier, and science has intended to get male contraceptives on the market ever since. So what happened to The Male Pill? Why is it that sixty years later men still have only condoms and vasectomy to rely upon? Why has the burden of contracepting fallen almost solely on women? Intended’s first season is an 8-episode investigation into the past, present, and future of male contraception. Speaking with researchers, funders, subject matter experts, advocates, willing future users, and more, listeners will gain an insider’s view into the fascinating, if maddening, journey of male contraception. Intended is produced by Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI), a funding and advocacy nonprofit working to make new methods of male contraceptives a reality. The show is hosted by MCI staff and is part of the organization’s outreach efforts to ensure male contraception is an everyday topic of conversation.