This Male Birth Control Pill has Just Been Shown Safe in Humans for the First Time:
For years, scientists have been trying to develop a safe and effective version of the pill for men, and a new drug candidate could be the contraceptive we've been looking for.
This week, scientists in the US announced that an experimental oral drug called 11-beta-MNTDC looks to be safe and tolerable, based on results from a phase 1 clinical trial involving 40 men.
"Our results suggest that this pill, which combines two hormonal activities in one, will decrease sperm production while preserving libido," says male reproduction biologist Christina Wang from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed).
[...] 11-beta-MNTDC is a modified form of testosterone with both progestational (in effect, sperm-blocking) and androgenic (hormone-balancing) characteristics.
Before you get your hopes up too much, this was strictly a test for toleration; further studies are required to test efficacy.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday March 26 2019, @09:34PM (2 children)
> Multiple (2+) forms of birth control are recommended
1. Take the male contraceptive
2. Take the morning after pill
Bu . . . bu . . . but . . . I took the emergency contraceptive, aka the morning after pill, and she still got pregnant anyway!
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday March 26 2019, @09:43PM (1 child)
Condom + contraceptive though.
Still, where is this [soylentnews.org]?
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday March 26 2019, @09:52PM
I guess that takes me back to wondering which will come first. Male contraceptive. Or putting humans on Mars.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.