Scientists invent first male contraceptive pill

[Hylian]

Scientists invent first male contraceptive pill - Telegraph

Until now all attempts to develop a male pill have failed with scientists working on a contraceptive jab for men given by doctors.



But researchers in Israel have finally been able to create a oral pill that deactivates sperm before they reach the womb.



And they've developed a version that means it only needs to be to be taken once every three months.


The breakthrough pill could be available in as little as three years, according to the scientist behind the discovery.


Unlike the jab form of the male pill it doesn't use a combination of the male hormone testosterone and the female hormone progesterone to block pregnancy.
The scientist behind the male pill discovery has developed a tablet that removes a vital protein in sperm that is required for a woman to conceive.


So while sperm still get through to the uterus they are unable to fertilize an egg.
Using this approach, researchers believe they have a pill that is 100 pc effective at stopping pregnancy.


Not only is it long lasting but it also has other pluses. There are no side effects as suffered by women who take the contraceptive pill.


Men on the male equivalent hormone jabs, which are still undergoing trials report feelings of moodiness, depression and loss of sex drive.
Professor of Haim Breitbart of Israel's Bar-Ilan University, who has helped develop the pill said: Men don't cope well with side effects and having side effects would probably put many off wanting to take a pill. Weve had none of those problems with our pill.


What we found is that by treating the mice with our molecule we can get sterility for a long period of time -in the lower dose, about one month, and in the higher dose we found three months of sterility.


The mice behaved nicely, They ate and had sex. All I can say is that we couldn't see any behavioral side-effects - all their sex behavior was retained, which is a very important consideration for men. Human trials of the pill are due to start next year.


A big drawback against men being in control of fertility is the fear they would forget to take a pill.


Polls have repeatedly shown wives and partners do not trust their men to remember to pop a pill every day.


But now that problem has been solved. The new pill can be taken either once a month or once every three months.


Professor Breitbart said: "I think most women would trust their man to remember once a month or once a quarter.


Breitbarts pill jams the sperm's chemical machinery that allows it to create a pregnancy. So while the sperm reaches the womb it dies away unable to fertilize the egg.


He said: We looked at a number of compounds that have no effect on male sex drive, but succeed in impairing the reproductive ability of the sperm.


Because there are no hormonal side effect we believe that it will be fairly easy to get approval for this pill.


Professor Breitbat stunned the world of fertility science four years ago by revealing the commonly held belief that conception was immediate once sperm entered the womb.


The research showed that sperm could survive for up to three days before fertilization took place.


Professor Breitbart said: I then decided to turn my interest to see how to stop that process. I wanted to develop a form of male contraception that would be free of an intervention using hormones.

 

[Chazwozel]

And in other news that no one will give a flying fuck about...

 

[GasBandit]

Yes! The sexual liberation of men has begun!

 

[Cheesy1]

Neat!

 

[Chazwozel]

It's a worthless effort. Sure maybe some men in the U.S. and in Europe will partake, but good luck using that shit in third world nations were women aren't usually pregnant by choice.

 

[GasBandit]

It's a worthless effort. Sure maybe some men in the U.S. and in Europe will partake, but good luck using that shit in third world nations were women aren't usually pregnant by choice.

Or, you know, it could just be an alternative for guys who don't want a vasectomy that they might later decide to reverse, or who suspect their girlfriend might be trying to anchor them. More options are never a bad thing in any situation, even if they don't solve Africa's many problems.

 

[Chazwozel]

It's a worthless effort. Sure maybe some men in the U.S. and in Europe will partake, but good luck using that shit in third world nations were women aren't usually pregnant by choice.

Or, you know, it could just be an alternative for guys who don't want a vasectomy that they might later decide to reverse, or who suspect their girlfriend might be trying to anchor them. More options are never a bad thing in any situation, even if they don't solve Africa's many problems.[/QUOTE]
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[GasBandit]

It's a worthless effort. Sure maybe some men in the U.S. and in Europe will partake, but good luck using that shit in third world nations were women aren't usually pregnant by choice.

Or, you know, it could just be an alternative for guys who don't want a vasectomy that they might later decide to reverse, or who suspect their girlfriend might be trying to anchor them. More options are never a bad thing in any situation, even if they don't solve Africa's many problems.[/QUOTE]
.[/QUOTE] Which is to say, it doesn't sound "worthless" to me. If the pill has no side effects (as advertised), it could make for bit less swinging of moods and gaining of weight, so everybody's happier.

 

[Cajungal]

I thought that whole "gaining weight on the pill" thing was largely exaggerated (and also possibly used as a very convenient excuse).

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Still, this it pretty neat.

 

[Calleja]

Holy shit, take it once every three months and that's it?! Think of the money those in stable relationships would save in condoms!

 

[Chibibar]

Men on the male equivalent hormone jabs, which are still undergoing trials report feelings of moodiness, depression and loss of sex drive.

well... no sex = no pregnancy too! too depress to have sex.

 

[Calleja]

You realize that's talking about the OTHER male contraceptive and not this miracle pill, right?

 

[Chibibar]

You realize that's talking about the OTHER male contraceptive and not this miracle pill, right?

Yea. the other one sounds nice. once every 3 months.

 

[Azurephoenix]

This sounds a hell of a lot better than a vasectomy (provided it actually works and doesn't cause horrible side effects).

 

[sixpackshaker]

I thought it would be about Chemical Castration.

 

[Null]

This shows promise. Definitely easier to take a pill once every three months than get a vasectomy. Besides, I wouldn't trust the local hospital not to screw that up, either.

 

[Denbrought]

Cool, definitely something to keep tabs on.

 

[ElJuski]

Nice! I'd totally be down for getting on this.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I thought that whole "gaining weight on the pill" thing was largely exaggerated (and also possibly used as a very convenient excuse).

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Still, this it pretty neat.

If your family has a history of thyroid problems, it can cause an immense amount of weight gain for the woman. Mood swings too. It's really not a fun pill.

This sounds like a fun pill. I'd be happy to use it.

 

[Calleja]

I'm weary, though... as I always am of things that sound too good to be true... I'll be cautiously optimistic at the sideline here, waiting for the first test subject's penis to fall off or something.

 

[Officer_Charon]

Possible side effects could theoretically include damaged sperm? A la spermicides - occasionally damaged sperm get through, causing birth defects...

 

[Cajungal]

I thought that whole "gaining weight on the pill" thing was largely exaggerated (and also possibly used as a very convenient excuse).

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

Still, this it pretty neat.

If your family has a history of thyroid problems, it can cause an immense amount of weight gain for the woman. Mood swings too. It's really not a fun pill.

This sounds like a fun pill. I'd be happy to use it.[/QUOTE]

I just ask because I asked both my doctors about the weight gain thing and both said that it doesn't really effect most people, at least not for long. I can definitely agree that mood swings are a problem. I'm not a huge fan of the pill.

 

[Cheesy1]

The scientist behind the male pill discovery has developed a tablet that removes a vital protein in sperm that is required for a woman to conceive.


So while sperm still get through to the uterus they are unable to fertilize an egg.

I don't think birth defects will be a problem, since the only thing being denied is the protein that allows the whole process to even take place.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I thought that whole "gaining weight on the pill" thing was largely exaggerated (and also possibly used as a very convenient excuse).

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

Still, this it pretty neat.

If your family has a history of thyroid problems, it can cause an immense amount of weight gain for the woman. Mood swings too. It's really not a fun pill.

This sounds like a fun pill. I'd be happy to use it.[/QUOTE]

I just ask because I asked both my doctors about the weight gain thing and both said that it doesn't really effect most people, at least not for long. I can definitely agree that mood swings are a problem. I'm not a huge fan of the pill.[/QUOTE]

Maybe not most women, but some. One woman my gal knows used them for years. She gained a couple hundred pounds and has diabetes from swollen thyroid.

 

[Dream Goddess]

I thought that whole "gaining weight on the pill" thing was largely exaggerated (and also possibly used as a very convenient excuse).

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

Still, this it pretty neat.

If your family has a history of thyroid problems, it can cause an immense amount of weight gain for the woman. Mood swings too. It's really not a fun pill.

This sounds like a fun pill. I'd be happy to use it.[/QUOTE]

YES PLZ. Then we can be as bunneh rabbitz, yes? ^o^

 

[Morphine]

I thought that whole "gaining weight on the pill" thing was largely exaggerated (and also possibly used as a very convenient excuse).

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

Still, this it pretty neat.

If your family has a history of thyroid problems, it can cause an immense amount of weight gain for the woman. Mood swings too. It's really not a fun pill.

This sounds like a fun pill. I'd be happy to use it.[/QUOTE]

I just ask because I asked both my doctors about the weight gain thing and both said that it doesn't really effect most people, at least not for long. I can definitely agree that mood swings are a problem. I'm not a huge fan of the pill.[/QUOTE]


Well all the doctors that I've asked about this tell me the same thing: the weight gain is only water retention and it doesn't last for more than a week or two, you normally don't gain more than a couple of pounds and it's not actually extra fat storing in your body, you're just water bloated... and it goes away.
I took the pill for some months last year and I did notice once a month my jeans would be a little tighter and I would feel -precisely- bloated, it wasn't nice, I didn't like that part at all but I sure liked not having to worry about getting pregnant. It's not the perfect solution but I prefer my peace of mind.

There are tons of other better contraceptive methods though, the patch has much less hormones so it doesn't make you retain water the way the pill does, I actually tried the patch too but it turns out my whiny-poor-quality skin didn't like it, the place where I put the patch would always get read and dry and itchy, (which doesn't necessarily happen to everybody) so I changed to the pill.
The vaginal ring has even less hormones and I've read/heard that it practically has zero side effects, you can even take it off during intercourse and then just put it back in. I am yet to try that one... and something tells me I won't for a long time u_u.

 

[Vagabond]

I want this inside me so bad.

Pause.

 

[Cajungal]

Yeah, I'll be moody if I can be more sure I won't get pregnant, too... still... if this new thing is safe and effective....

 

[Morphine]

Definetely! it sounds too good to be true but god I hope it's true...

 

[Troll]

As soon as I can be certain there won't be serious side effects you can sign me up.

 

[Hailey Knight]

As soon as I can be certain there won't be serious side effects you can sign me up.

Yeah, I don't wanna get moody or gain weight or have my period come at odd times.

Those things are for girls.

 

[Troll]

As soon as I can be certain there won't be serious side effects you can sign me up.

Yeah, I don't wanna get moody or gain weight or have my period come at odd times.

Those things are for girls.[/QUOTE]

Did you not notice when I said "serious" up there? I don't care about mood swings, I care about cancer or permanent sterility.

 

[Hailey Knight]

As soon as I can be certain there won't be serious side effects you can sign me up.

Yeah, I don't wanna get moody or gain weight or have my period come at odd times.

Those things are for girls.[/QUOTE]

Did you not notice when I said "serious" up there? I don't care about mood swings, I care about cancer or permanent sterility.[/QUOTE]

At first I read that as "I don't care about mood swing, cancer, or permanent sterility" and thought, good gods, this guy has some balls (until the pills kick in); what the hell does he consider serious side effects?

 

[Calleja]

Or your penis falling off.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Or your penis falling off.

Do you have nightmares about this, like some people have nightmares about their teeth falling out?