Finally, male oral contraceptive pill in pipeline!

Health By Sumit Jha February 16, 2023 Read the article

Scientists have developed a contraceptive drug that temporarily stalls sperm. It has been tested successfully on male mice models.

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The experimental contraceptive drug has been developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study demonstrates that a male contraceptive is possible.

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Currently, condoms and vasectomies are the only effective contraceptives available for men.

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Research on male oral contraceptives has stalled, partly because potential drugs for men must clear a much higher bar for safety and side effects.

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“Our inhibitor works within 30 minutes to an hour,” researcher Melanie Balbach said in the statement. And its effects wear off within hours.

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The researchers noted other male contraceptives in development take weeks both to bring down the sperm count and to reverse their effects.

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Men would take them only when and as often as needed, these contraceptives could allow men to make day-to-day decisions about their fertility.

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The study’s co-senior author Lonny Levin stated that if the drug development and clinical trials are successful, it could lead to the development of “the male pill”.

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