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In 1960, the introduction of a contraceptive pill for women set the stage for the sexual revolution, hippy communes and an anti-feminist backlash. Now, just a few sweet decades later men might be getting a contraceptive pill of their own. According to an article in Nature Medicine the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research in New York City has been experimenting with a drug called Adjudin, that will prevent immature sperm cells to mature properly: effectively making a man temporarily infertile.
The male pill still has a few bugs: animal trials have shown that it can cause liver inflammation and muscle atrophy when taken orally. But the team of scientists is experimenting with a gel patch that doesn't have any obvious side effects.
via New Scientist
