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Male Contraception…What Can I Do?

A guest blog post from Olivia Sumerfield, MCI YAB member and student researcher

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What is Capacitation?

Capacitation, generally speaking, is the change sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg. Learn more about this critical change in this primer.

Male Reproductive System

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10 Facts about Men and Vasectomy

Vasectomy and condoms are the only current options for male contraception . The most popular form of long-acting male contraception is a vasectomy . Unfortunately, vasectomies are not considered...

Male Reproductive System

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What is the Prostate?

The prostate is part of the male reproductive system . A walnut-sized gland located between the male bladder and the penis , the prostate sits just in front of the rectum . The urethra runs from the...

Male Reproductive System

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Evolving MCI’s 2025 RFA

Unintended pregnancies remain a persistent global health challenge , highlighting the critical need for more diverse contraceptive options for men. Currently, available choices are limited, with...

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MPU: Learning more about new (and old) forms of male contraception

I first became interested in birth control after I got a pulmonary embolism from my daily oral contraceptive in the fall of my freshman year. After that experience, I was intrigued by the effects of...

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