Health Issue: Contraceptive pill for men
Friday, July 2, 2010
| Now, contraceptive pill just for men London: In what would allow men to share the responsibility of birth control, scientists claim to have developed the male alternative to famale contraceptive pill. Until now attempts at a "male pill" have failed and scientists have been working on a contraceptive hormone jab for men given by doctors. However, recipients in trials have complained of side effects like depression, ,loss of libido. Now, an Israeli team has created the pill by jamming the biochemical machinery of sperm - it works by removing vital protein in sperm that's required for a woman to conceive, the Daily Express reported. And the scientists say the pills only needs to be taken once every three months and it's 100% effective at stopping pregnancy and has no side effects. Polls have shown many women would not trust men to be in charge of contraception if they had to take a daily pill. |

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