A BIRTH-CONTROL PILL FOR MEN?
Researchers have closed in on an oral drug men can take that may
prevent pregnancy. Tested so far in rats, the medication is currently
used to treat a genetic disorder called Gaucher's disease. It
probably causes infertility by interfering with the formation of
sphingolipids, which are necessary to produce healthy sperm. But the
effect vanishes within a month of stopping the drug. Side effects are
said to be mild and temporary. Human trials of the drug are on the
way.
Source: "Drug Shows Promise As Male Birth Control Pill" [
http://www.reutershealth.com ], Reuters Health, December 9, 2002