Scientists have discovered the “switch” that activates sperm cells to travel to the egg, potentially paving the way for new methods of male contraception and infertility treatment. The research is published in the journal Science.
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The Male Pill is Coming – and it’s Going to Change Everything
New forms of male contraception are estimated to hit the market in a few years and – unlike women’s options – most won’t contain hormones.
Scientists Working on the Male Pill that Could Make Vasectomies a Thing of the Past
The Holy Grail of male contraception is a pill that would be 100% effective in preventing pregnancy but leave a man free to enjoy a full sex life.
Reducing Sperm’s Swimming Ability Could be Key to Male Contraceptive Pill
Sydney: Australian researchers may have come closer to developing a male contraceptive pill.
They have discovered a way to cut off the fuel supply to the “motor” that drives human sperm, greatly reducing their swimming ability and opening a new avenue to developing a male pill.
The finding also throws new light on the little-understood reasons for infertility in men, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Read full article.
Novel Progestin Nestorone, Testosterone Promising as Transdermal Male Contraceptive
HOUSTON – Applying transdermal gels containing off-label testosterone and an experimental nonandrogenic progestin showed promise as a form of reversible contraception for men in a randomized, double-blind, controlled pilot study in 99 men.
Healthy male volunteers were randomized in three groups to apply gels containing 10 g of testosterone plus placebo or testosterone plus either 8 mg or 12 mg of Nestorone, an investigational synthetic nonandrogenic progestin. They were asked to apply the gels daily for 20-24 weeks, and 56 complied.