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Published 18:11 23 Oct 2016 BST
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As the Daily Mail reports, the development was praised by a number of family planning experts.
John Guillebaud, emeritus professor of family planning and reproductive health at University College London, told the newspaper that a reversible male contraceptive would be 'of enormous benefit to many couples, such as those where the woman cannot take the Pill for medical reasons – for instance due to migraine with aura or an increased risk of blood clots.'
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