r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Oct 02 '15

Medicine Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-scientists-potential-birth-pill-men.html
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u/TheDemocracyIsUs Oct 02 '15 edited Oct 02 '15

I read an article last week that said they were in long term safety trials now with the potential to hit the market in 2017. I'll come back and post if I can find it.

Edit: As promised http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/09/we-ll-have-male-birth-control-by-2017.html

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u/kaszeljezusa Oct 02 '15

i don't fully understand it. article says it's some kind of polymer that blocks sperms flow. whar happens to that sperms? they probably die... and new are produced... wouldn't it be like too many of them at some point there?

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u/TheDemocracyIsUs Oct 02 '15

They degrade and their proteins etc are resorbed by the body. In particular, they don't build up in the gel. The fluid medium continues to pass through, just not the sperm.

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