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Fast-Acting Nonhormonal Male Birth Control Prevents Pregnancy in Mice
Fast-Acting Nonhormonal Male Birth Control Prevents Pregnancy in Mice
The “on demand” drug immobilizes sperm rather than limit their production, preventing 100 percent of pregnancies in an experiment.
The “on demand” drug immobilizes sperm rather than limit their production, preventing 100 percent of pregnancies in an experiment.
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Endocrinologist and Reproductive Physiologist Wayne Bardin Dies
Catherine Offord | Nov 18, 2019 | 3 min read
Bardin’s work helped lead to the development of long-acting contraceptive devices for women.
Hormonal Male Contraceptive to Enter Clinical Trial
Jef Akst | Dec 21, 2017 | 1 min read
The gel, which men rub on their upper bodies daily, delivers synthetic progestin to block the testes from producing normal levels of sperm.
Study: Male Contraceptive Prevents Pregnancy in Monkeys
Joshua A. Krisch | Feb 7, 2017 | 2 min read
Researchers injected a non-hormonal hydrogel contraceptive into 16 male rhesus monkeys, finding that it prevented pregnancy for an entire breeding season.
Inhibiting Sperm Protein Causes Infertility
Karen Zusi | Oct 5, 2015 | 2 min read
Two drugs targeting a protein in sperm cause reversible infertility in male mice, providing new hope for a male contraceptive.
Sperm on Lockdown
Abby Olena, PhD | Dec 4, 2013 | 2 min read
In a proof-of-principle study, genetic deletion of two genes renders male mice infertile by preventing sperm transport through the vas deferens.
Hope for Male Contraception
Sabrina Richards | Aug 16, 2012 | 4 min read
A small molecule that inhibits a protein important for chromatin organization can cause reversible sterility in male mice.
Loss of Microtubule Regulator Blocks Sperm Maturation
Sabrina Richards | May 24, 2012 | 4 min read
New research suggests that controlling cytoskeletal dynamics in sperm accessory cells may help regulate male fertility.