Why Big Pharma stayed away from developing male contraceptives

The introduction of the contraceptive pill in the 1960s was one of the most significant events in the history of human society. But it still left the burden of birth control largely on women.

Now, however, things are changing. The demand for male contraceptives is on the rise.

But why have large pharmaceutical companies not paid enough attention to the research on male contraceptives for all these years?

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