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Researchers say the dearth of new birth control options is about to end.
A number of new choices are expected to hit the market in the next year and a half to two years. Others may not be seen until the end of the next decade, but they'll differ vastly from current options. A birth control pill that gives women only four menstrual periods a year. Contraceptives that deliver hormones through a patch, gel or vaginal ring. A male contraceptive.