Women across the country may be able to breathe a huge sigh of relief fairly soon - as a new male contraception could be on the horizon.
An injection which could insert a gel into a tube in the male reproductive system could prevent sperm from being released from the body.
A new trial on 16 rhesus macaque monkeys involved injecting a gel into their vas deferens - the tube which transports sperm from the testicles to the urethra.
The tests, which took place in trials that took between 1.2 and two years, saw a 100% success rate for preventing pregnancies in the monkeys.
This could be a breakthrough for contraception, as the only options for men at the moment are either condoms or a vasectomy - a surgical procedure which involves cutting the vas deferens as a permanent sterilisation.
It also comes after an investigation by The Debrief last month found that the hormonal pills for women was found to have caused mental health problems in an alarmingly large amount of women.
The tests, which saw the monkeys observed at the California National Primate Research Centre, are reversible and much less painful than a vasectomy and would give the option to men who want to change their mind.
Chair of the British Fertility Society Professor Adam Balen said: "This is an interesting technique that achieves a reversible 'vasectomy' by blocking the passage of sperm with a substance that later can be flushed out.
"If free of side effects, then this novel approach has the potential for great promise as a male contraceptive. It is essential to know that the reversibility remains, irrespective of the duration of use."
There have been previous tests to find a hormonal pill equivalent for men, but was discarded after the results found that there were side effects.
Side effects that women have been suffering from for years, mind you – but that's a discussion for another time.
Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield, is a fertility expert. He said that there "could be a worldwide market" for this, but seemed sceptical.
He said: "The idea of trying to replace the traditional method of vasectomy by inserting a gel into the tube which carries sperm from the testicles to the penis at ejaculation is not a new one.
"However, we haven't seen much progress in developing the idea in recent years, so this study is a useful step in the right direction."
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