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[โ€“] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

There's been various methods for blocking sperm from travelling down the vas deferens that managed to get through studies and then just got dropped.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas-occlusive_contraception

Edit: This is what Wikipedia has to say on that topic:

Despite this, pharmaceutical companies are reluctant to lose market share of a thriving global market for female contraceptives and condoms which bring billions of dollars of revenue each year. Initially, RISUG attracted some interest from pharmaceutical companies. However, considering that RISUG is an inexpensive, one-time procedure, manufacturers retracted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_inhibition_of_sperm_under_guidance

That kind of procedure would wipe out most of the contraceptive industry. And of course that can't be allowed.

[โ€“] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

It's one of those things that's beneficial but not profitable (like the postal service), and therefore a 'service' that the government should be providing with tax revenue, imo.