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One of the latest experimental candidates for a male birth control drug is a compound that would be taken much like the daily birth control pill available for women. A pilot study presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting suggests that the compound—called dimethandrolone undecanoate (DMAU)—can be safe and effective in human test subjects.
[...] DMAU is meant to act on the same receptors as testosterone and progestin. But it seems to be more easily absorbed by the body and longer-lasting. That theoretically means a single dose a day (when taken with food) should cause sterility without leading to other serious consequences, the authors say.
[...] The few side effects Page's team observed were weight gain and lowered levels of HDL cholesterol (the "good" kind). But they feel a tweaked dose could alleviate these symptoms. Importantly, the pill didn't seem to cause any other lasting symptoms of low testosterone. Eight men in the treatment group did report lower libido, but the effect faded away after treatment had ended.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday March 20 2018, @04:14PM (5 children)
It's not really the side effects. We're just not willing to give up a perfectly good argument in favor of recreational sodomy.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday March 20 2018, @11:07PM (1 child)
The only argument for recreational sodomy is "it's fun for the people involved". If it's not fun, then guess what, you don't do it.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 20 2018, @11:19PM
And I thought it was "Naval tradition".
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:04AM (2 children)
"The few side effects Page's team observed were weight gain and lowered levels of HDL cholesterol (the "good" kind)."
And this was only a one-month trial. That's rather ominous for such a short trial.
From TFA: "By experiment’s end, the volunteers who took DMAU experienced a drop in their levels of testosterone and two other hormones involved in producing sperm, which was starkest in those who took the highest dose."
Long-term... I'd bet on heart disease, osteoporosis, depression, and a sharp increase in certain types of cancer. Basically the same effects as castration.
Here's a healthier, safer option for male birth control: don't stick your dick in crazy.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday March 21 2018, @10:46AM (1 child)
The crazy ones are usually amazing in the sack though.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Reziac on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:11PM
Does explain how so many of 'em manage to reproduce.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.