{
  "id": 11141479,
  "title": "Thursday briefing: The long, long wait for a male contraceptive pill may soon be over",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/thursday-briefing-the-long-long-wait-for-a-male-contraceptive-pill",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-01T05:42:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/thursday-briefing-the-long-long-wait-for-a-male-contraceptive-pill-may-soon-be-over"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In today’s newsletter: Reversible male hormonal contraception could reach the market within five to 10 years. But why has this development been so slow? Good morning. Since the first vasectomy was performed in the 1890s (imagine being that volunteer), the male contraceptive armoury has barely advanced. The last reversible method was added to this repertoire centuries ago: while rubber condoms hit…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "Thursday briefing: The long, long wait for a male contraceptive pill may soon be over",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/thursday-briefing-the-long-long-wait-for-a-male-contraceptive-pill-11148293",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:42:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}