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Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while (newatlas.com)
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[–] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's medical ethics, not the Hippocratic Oath. Most doctors swear to an ethical standard. Besides, "first, do no harm" is a bit unhelpful if you're a surgeon.

Otherwise you're right, the risks of pregnancy outweigh the side effects of birth control, which is why birth control for women doesn't have as high a standard for mitigating other consequences.