Men like to use contraceptives, a study shows that 75% would be willing to take the pill if scientists finally discovered one

It has long been said that men are reluctant to shoulder the burden of birth control.

But research now shows that this is no longer true.

Three-quarters of men are willing to take a contraceptive such as the pill, if one is available.

Currently, there are only two birth control options – condoms or an irreversible vasectomy – for men.

However, scientists believe that new alternatives will appear on the market by the end of the decade.

Trials of male versions of the pill and gel are progressing rapidly.

Progesterone effectively stops sperm production, while testosterone restores declining levels of this hormone. Progesterone tells the body to produce enough sperm. As a result, the pituitary gland in the brain releases less luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). These hormones stimulate sperm production. Over the course of three to four months, a man’s sperm count drops to less than a million sperm per milliliter – at which point it may become the only method of contraception for couples

Such developments have faced more obstacles than women who have been offered contraceptives since the 1960s.

That’s because men have stopped trying it because of side effects — including those found in almost all female birth control pills.

And while women have pledged support for male contraceptives, they have admitted they wouldn’t trust men to use them in previous studies.

A new study led by a University of California researcher contradicts previous findings that men see birth control as something women should be responsible for.

More than 2,000 men in the US and Canada were asked whether or not they would be willing to use a new contraceptive.

These included hormonal options, such as a male equivalent of the combined pill, which works by preventing women from ovulating.

Male samples, which must be collected 30 minutes before sex, prevent male sperm from swimming to the egg and maturing to the stage where it can fertilize it.

More than half of the men were willing to use a hormonal contraceptive (54 percent), the survey found.

And 65 percent were open to using a non-hormonal.

All men involved in the study, published in Contraception, were between the ages of 18 and 50 and had at least one partner.

The researchers compared these results to attitudes about gender roles and masculinity, which required respondents to indicate whether they agreed with various statements.

More than a third of the participants strongly agreed that men should be tough and embarrassed when they can’t get an erection.

When it came to gender roles, more than 10 percent of respondents believed it was a woman’s responsibility not to get pregnant.

The study authors said that the attitudes towards masculinity and gender roles reflected in the survey may be a barrier to the use of male contraceptives for some men.