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At Male Contraceptive Initiative, we understand the importance of providing the resources necessary to illustrate the impact and value new methods of male contraception will have.

Our infographics seek to meet the needs of those seeking visual support for their work or interest in the field. These are free to download and use for presentations, reports, and other collateral. Just click on the image you want, then right click to save. If you have any suggestions for additional infographics that would be useful for you or our community, please contact us!

Contraceptive Methods

The infographics in this section provide more information about contraceptive options. Use these to learn more about contraception, insurance coverage, and more!

Infographic comparing hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive methods, detailing how each works, types of methods, and examples, with text divided into two colored sections: blue for hormonal and orange for non-hormonal.

Male Contraceptive Initiative’s ​Hormonal & Non-hormonal Contraception Primer
Infographic comparing existing contraceptive methods for women and men. Women have multiple options across five categories; men have only condoms, withdrawal, and vasectomy. Website: www.malecontraceptive.org.

Existing Contraceptive Methods (Landscape)
Infographic compares contraceptive methods: long-acting (IUD, implant, sterilization), regular routine (pill, patch, ring, injection), single use (fertility awareness, barrier, condoms), showing effectiveness and routine for each.

Existing Contraceptive Methods Comparison
A chart titled MCIs Contraceptive Method Effectiveness Chart compares various birth control methods by effectiveness, description, and effectiveness rates, grouped as Most Effective, Effective, or Partly Effective.

MCI’s Contraceptive Effectiveness Chart
Infographic showing birth control options covered by insurance for males (vasectomy) and females (barrier methods, hormonal methods, implanted devices, emergency contraceptives, and tubal ligation), with notes on Affordable Care Act coverage.

Birth Control Options Covered by Insurance

(Infographic designed by University of Michigan Students Anne Clark, Catherine Garber, Sara Jackson, Chyanne Laldee, and Emma Volkert)
Infographic titled Vasectomy Alternatives & Next Generation Male Contraception describes five non-hormonal, reversible male birth control methods in development, plus a call to learn more at MCI’s website. Blue background with icons.

Vasectomy Alternatives & Next Generation Male Contraception
Infographic titled “Which Contraceptive Method May Be Right for You?” presents a flowchart guiding users through contraceptive options based on protection needs, duration, and uterus status, with choices: condoms & PrEP, IUD/implant, or pill/shot/ring/patch.

Which Contraceptive may be Right for You?

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
A chart titled Existing Contraceptive Methods compares options for women (multiple types across pericoital, short-, medium-, and long-acting, and permanent) and men (condoms, withdrawal, and vasectomy).

Existing Contraceptive Methods (Portrait)
Infographic by MSI Reproductive Choices listing questions to consider when choosing a contraceptive method, such as effectiveness, protection against STIs, comfort with insertion, side effects, and desire for future pregnancy.

Choosing a Contraceptive Method

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
Comparison chart of vasectomy vs. tubal ligation for permanent contraception, detailing efficacy, cost, safety, and recovery, with simple icons and color blocks highlighting differences between the two procedures.

Permanent Contraception

(Infographic designed by University of Michigan Students Anne Clark, Catherine Garber, Sara Jackson, Chyanne Laldee, and Emma Volkert)

Advocating for Male Contraception

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Infographics designed by MCI Fellow Zoe Shipley

Facts about Male Contraception

The infographics in this section will share facts about male contraception. Use these to test your knowledge about all things male birth control!

Infographic titled Facts about Male Contraception with four information boxes about new male contraceptive methods, and two illustrated people celebrating next to a sign that says Male Birth Control Now!.

Male Contraception Facts, v.1

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
An infographic titled Facts about Men & Vasectomy shares four facts about vasectomies, along with an illustration of two people holding a Male Birth Control Now! sign and celebrating.

Male Contraception Facts, v.3

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
An infographic titled Male Contraception Checklist lists key points about male contraception, featuring checkmarks beside each statement. The background is blue, with icons of pills and condoms at the top corners.

Male Contraception Fact Checklist
Infographic titled Facts about Male Contraception with four text boxes listing facts. At the bottom, two illustrated people, one holding a sign saying Male Birth Control Now! on a blue background.

Male Contraception Facts, v.2

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
An infographic titled Facts about Men & Vasectomy with three text boxes explaining vasectomy reversal rates, annual procedure statistics during March Madness, and mens feelings after vasectomy. An illustrated man and woman stand together, waving.

Male Contraception Facts, v.4

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
Infographic titled 10 Facts About Male Contraception lists key points about male contraceptives benefits, demand, trust, safety, research needs, and impacts on health, society, and biology. Website: www.malecontraceptive.org.

10 Facts about Male Contraception
Infographic titled Male Contraception Myth Busting with global stats showing 81% of men and 66% of women would take a male contraceptive pill; includes a world map and regional survey data.

Male Contraception Myth Busting

Funding

We fund the research and development of new non-hormonal, reversible male contraceptives. The infographics in this section describe MCI’s funding strategy as well as general funding of the contraceptive industry.

A circular chart shows Male Contraceptive Initiative’s funding allocation since 2017, totaling $14,270,911, divided into Investment, Exploratory, Developmental, Fellowships & Success, Opportunistic, and Understanding.

Male Contraceptive Initiative’s Funding
A table summarizes the Male Contraceptive Initiative’s funding focus areas—Professional Development, Innovation, Progress, and Collaboration—with categories: Internships, Travel Grants, Discovery and Development Awards, Program-Related Investments, and Other mechanisms.

​MCI’s Funding Strategy
A pie chart shows $257 million in contraceptive funding (2018-2020): 48% public funds, 47% philanthropic sources, 5% pharmaceutical industry. Text highlights that 95% comes from public and charitable sources. Categories are defined.

Who Funds Contraception Research & Development?

History of MCI & Contraception

Learn more the history of contraception, as well as more about MCI’s history through its activities through the years as a non-profit from the infographics in this section.

Media Attention of MCI

MCI Milestones v.2

100 Years of Contraception

Impact of Male Contraception

Male contraception impacts more than just men. It can meaningfully improve relationship and family dynamics, sustainability, global health, and much more. Learn more from the infographics in this section.

Infographic titled The Impact of Male Contraceptives on People with icons and sections detailing benefits on quality of life, economic impact, education, health, and equity, highlighting support for families, women, and children.

The Impact of Male Contraceptives on People

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Jasmine Donald)
Infographic on women’s health and male birth control shows survey data: ~9/10 women reported negative experiences with contraception; 40% felt at risk of unintended pregnancy; includes a worried quote and website link, with icons of women.

Improving Women’s Health with Male Birth Control

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Shyann Stewart)
Infographic showing the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, each with a brief description of how male contraception can contribute to achieving that goal, alongside short icons representing each goal.

Male Contraception and the Sustainable Development Goals
Infographic titled The Impact of Male Contraception on the Planet with clouds, earth, and text explaining how male contraception can reduce unintended pregnancies, help the environment, and improve global well-being.

The Impact of Male Contraceptives on the Planet

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Jasmine Donald)
Infographic titled Male Contraception and Womens Health shares statistics and a quote about unintended pregnancy risk and male birth control, with icons of pills, warning triangle, and baby. Website link at the bottom.

Male Contraception & Women’s Health

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Shyann Stewart)
A silhouette of a pregnant person stands by a window. Text reads: 120+ Million Unintended Pregnancies occur globally each year. Men still only have two birth control methods: condoms & vasectomy.

​Unintended Pregnancies Poster

LGBTQIA+ Considerations

There is a clear need to move beyond the gender binary in considering contraceptive needs of young people in the world today. These infographics share details about different communities within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum in an effort to ensure members of these communities have their needs understood and accounted for.

Infographic titled “Barriers to Sexual & Reproductive Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Individuals.” It lists four main barriers: lack of integration in healthcare, discrimination/cultural incompetency, intersecting oppressions, and data issues.

Barriers to Sexual & Reproductive Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Infographic titled LGBTQIA+ People & Contraceptive Use explains LGBTQIA+ terms, the importance of contraception for all genders and sexualities, and highlights the need for inclusive contraceptive options.

LGBTQIA+ People and Contraceptive Use
Infographic titled 5 Misconceptions about Contraceptive Use & the LGBTQIA+ Community with five myths and facts, addressing issues like pregnancy, birth control, hormones, research focus, and benefits for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Misconceptions about Contraceptive Use & the LGBTQIA+ Community
Infographic titled Understanding LGBTQIA+ Reproductive Health explains inclusivity, differences between sex and gender, contraceptive needs, and the importance of focusing on LGBTQIA+ reproductive health with blue and white themed icons and text.

Understanding LGBTQIA+ Reproductive Health
An infographic titled Reproductive Healthcare for Transgender & Nonbinary Adults explains terminology, lists statistics (5% transgender, 44% transgender women, 20% nonbinary), and highlights the importance of tailored healthcare.

​Reproductive Healthcare for Transgender & Nonbinary Adults

Quotes and Perspectives

Have you wondered if others are also thinking about male birth control? The infographics in this section share perspectives of others about male birth control.

Infographic titled Male Contraceptive Quotes and Perspectives shows a blue background with four quotes from men about male contraception, each next to an icon. The Male Contraceptive Initiative logo appears at the bottom.

Quotes & Perspectives, v.1
An infographic about improving womens health with male birth control, showing data on negative contraception experiences (~9/10), unintended pregnancy concerns (40%), and a website link: www.malecontraceptive.org.

Improving Women’s Health with Male Birth Control

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Shyann Stewart)
An infographic titled Male Contraceptive: Quotes and Perspectives features illustrated icons, testimonials from various people about male birth control, and the website malecontraceptive.org on a blue, orange, and white background.

Quotes & Perspectives, v.2
Infographic on male contraception and women’s health with statistics: 2/3 of women feel male contraceptives could reduce unintended pregnancy, 50% know someone affected by pregnancy complications. Testimonial included.

Male Contraception & Women’s Health

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Shyann Stewart)

Research & Development

Male Contraceptive Initiative provides support for the research and development of next generation male contraception. The infographics in this section provide information about current research and drug development, as well as general information about the time it takes for a drug to go to market.

An infographic titled Where in the World is MCI? shows a world map with orange, blue, and teal location markers. Three circles show counts: 18 Grantees, 9 Fellows, and 7 Youth Researchers pursuing male birth control research.

Where in the World is MCI?
Infographic titled Male Contraceptive Product Types shows a pie chart dividing grants by product type: On-Demand (16.4%), Daily Oral Pill (32.1%), Long-Acting (17.3%), Injectable (32.5%), and Other (1.7%).

Male Contraceptive Product Types
Informational chart describes male contraceptive methods in development, with stages (spermatogenesis, sperm transport, sperm motility, fertilization), methods, and explanations of how each method works, under the MCI logo.

Male Contraceptive Methods in Development

(Infographic designed by MCI Fellow Daniela Sostaita)
Infographic titled The Male Contraceptive Development Pipeline showing four stages: spermatogenesis, sperm motility, sperm transport, and fertilization, each with a brief description and simple icons. Website: malecolntraceptive.org.

Male Contraceptive Development Pipeline
Infographic titled “Vasectomy Alternatives & Next Generation Male Contraception” describes five reversible male birth control methods in development, including a wearable device, on-demand pill, contraceptive lubricant, hydrogel implant, and biodegradable implant.

Vasectomy Alternatives & Next Generation Male Contraception
Infographic titled Research Focus of Active Grants showing a bar chart. Largest funding areas: Sperm Function (35.8%), Sperm Generation (16.4%). Other focuses include sperm transport, maturation, energy metabolism, and platform technology.

Research Focus of Active Grants
Infographic showing the drug discovery and development timeline, from pre-discovery through clinical trials, FDA review, and post-marketing surveillance, highlighting the reduction from thousands of compounds to one FDA-approved drug over several years.

Drug Discovery & Development Timeline
Infographic illustrating the steps of male contraceptive drug development: from initial ideas and feasibility, through safety and clinical trials, to post-market monitoring, using icons, dotted lines, and brief descriptions for each stage.

Drug Development Journey
A blue circular chart breaks down contraception research stages: 55.7% Exploring, 24.7% Developing, 12.3% Proving, 7.3% Understanding. Text explains each stage. The Male Contraceptive Initiative logo is in the corner.

Contraception Development Research Stages
Map of the United States highlighting 17 male contraceptive research locations with numbered dots and a list of corresponding institutions, universities, and cities at each location. MCI Male Contraceptive Initiative logo in the bottom right.

Domestic Male Contraceptive Research Locations
Infographic titled Theory of Change: Achieving Reproductive Autonomy with Male Contraception showing inputs, outputs, outcomes, impact, and long-term outcomes for advancing male contraception research and access.

MCI’s Theory of Change
World map highlighting 21 research locations for male contraceptive studies, with numbered red dots across North America, Europe, and Asia, and a list detailing each institution’s name corresponding to the numbers. MCI Male Contraceptive Initiative logo in corner.

​International Male Contraceptive Research Locations

The Science

Learn more about male reproduction and fertility in this section.

Infographic titled 4 Steps for Fertilization shows diagrams and descriptions of the steps: Preparation, Binding, Fusion, and Activation, explaining how sperm and egg cells interact to achieve fertilization in humans.

4 Steps for Fertilization
Infographic titled The Male Contraceptive Development Pipeline showing four stages: Spermatogenesis, Sperm Motility, Sperm Transport, and Fertilization, each with brief descriptions and simple line illustrations.

MCI’s Male Contraceptive Development Pipeline
Infographic titled 4 Steps for Sperm Motility explains sperm production, maturation in the epididymis, activation and movement, and fertilization, with simple diagrams and detailed text for each step on a blue and white background.

4 Steps for Sperm Motility
Infographic showing the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, each with a brief description of how male contraception can contribute to achieving that goal, alongside short icons representing each goal.

6 Steps for Spermatogenesis
Infographic explaining the male reproductive system, its main organs, their functions, and a brief overview of male birth control methods, with labeled diagrams of the system and highlighted facts throughout.

The Male Reproductive System
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