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L'Oreal Thompson Payton

3 reasons we need more male birth control options, according to a top medical researcher

Dr. Sandra Milligan and Alyssa Jaffee speak to attendees of Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference Tuesday in Marina del Rey, Calif (Credit: Stuart Isett—Fortune)

People with uteruses have a plethora of birth control options. There are pills, rings, implants and intrauterine devices, or IUDS. There are also hormonal and nonhormonal options. However, for the other half of the population, there are two options: condoms or vasectomies.

There should be more options for men for three main reasons, according to Dr. Sandra Milligan, head of research and development for Organon, a pharmaceutical company focused on women’s health.

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