Scientists have said that they have created an ‘on-demand’ contraceptive pill for men that can be taken just before sex 👏
has been developed…that could be taken just before sex.Scientists say that, in some ways, it isIn experiments, the non-hormonal compound stopped mouse sperm cells in their tracks – preventing them from maturing. The animals’ sexual functioning was normal. But while male lab rodents mated with females – there were no pregnancies.‘Every other experimental hormonal or non-hormonal male contraceptive takes weeks to bring sperm count down or render them unable to fertilise eggs.
Scientists have been trying to develop an effective male oral contraceptive for decades. Targeting testosterone has previously led to obesity, depression and high cholesterol.they bear most of the burden of preventing pregnancyThe former are single-use only and prone to failure. The latter is surgical sterilisation which is expensive to reverse – and not always successful.
They have already launched Sacyl Pharmaceuticals. The next step is repeating the study in a different pre-clinical model to lay the groundwork for clinical trials. It would help reduce unintended pregnancies and abortions, as well as improving maternal health and decreasing infant mortality. The female pill has enabled millions of women take control of their fertility and reproductive health since it became available in 1961.
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