He's on the Pill
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on a international conference convened this week in Seattle "to talk about the latest developments in research and trials of contraceptives for men." There is some promising news coming out of the conference too. The Post Intelligencer reports,
"One study showed a 98 percent success rate in couples using a hormone male contraceptive...Other tests include heat, ultrasound and reversible vasectomies. One option being developed is called an Intra Vas Device, a set of tiny implants that block the flow of sperm."
Of course, there are some down sides. Side effects of the hormonal method includes weight gain and acne (talk about turning the tables) and the set of tiny implants into the penis is, ahem, a tiny set of implants into the penis. As a whole, penises tend to oppose having things inserted into them. Still, there appears to be dramatic progress in a field that once only preoccupied women's day dreams.
Creating a new male birth control device that guys will want to use is not researchers only challenge however.
"The litigious nature against those in reproductive health and religious opposition are hurdles as well. [One researcher explained, ] 'This country has a pretty repressive history as far as reproductive use.'"
Come on, it hasn't been pretty at all.
"One study showed a 98 percent success rate in couples using a hormone male contraceptive...Other tests include heat, ultrasound and reversible vasectomies. One option being developed is called an Intra Vas Device, a set of tiny implants that block the flow of sperm."
Of course, there are some down sides. Side effects of the hormonal method includes weight gain and acne (talk about turning the tables) and the set of tiny implants into the penis is, ahem, a tiny set of implants into the penis. As a whole, penises tend to oppose having things inserted into them. Still, there appears to be dramatic progress in a field that once only preoccupied women's day dreams.
Creating a new male birth control device that guys will want to use is not researchers only challenge however.
"The litigious nature against those in reproductive health and religious opposition are hurdles as well. [One researcher explained, ] 'This country has a pretty repressive history as far as reproductive use.'"
Come on, it hasn't been pretty at all.
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10/01/2007 08:34:00 AM
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