Finally, the promise of male birth control in a pill: Compound makes mice reversibly infertile
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have finally found a compound that may offer the first effective and hormone-free birth control pill for men. The study shows that the small molecule makes male mice reversibly infertile without putting a damper on their sex drive. When the animals stop taking this new form of birth control, their sperm rebound and they are again able to sire perfectly healthy offspring.