do you know if there has been any progress on the development of the male contraceptive pill? I have been looking on websites but most of them are either very...
Hi George, Have you read through the "methods" section of our website? http://www.malecontraceptives.org/methods/ We have a section devoted to hormonal...
Progress seems suspiciously slow. There is a file called 'Implanon.pdf' in the Files secion of our Group home page on Yahoo: ...
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Kevin Killingsworth
kk71878@...
Sep 12, 2002 4:57 am
Greetings, I am thinking about experimenting with Lei Gong Ten, or Tripterygium Wilfordii. I have found a couple of sources where I can get it in capsule form...
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Jon
brunnjon@...
Sep 13, 2002 7:39 pm
So let's cut to the chase here. How close is a male "pill" or injection o completion? I can't find anyhing but possiblities from years ago on yahoo. And the...
Jon, Well, there's a few shimmers of hope. A clinical study was done in the UK using injections and pills. See the Group's "Documents" section for a file: ...
Hey folks, My understanding is that WHO is in phase III trials with DMPA + testosterone for men in Indonesia. According to a guy I met at a conference who was...
All, Just found a seemingly good site re contraception. One of its pages includes a list of "future contraception methods", including a heading "For Men": ...
Thank you, Vera. Yes, it's sooo disheartening to run into that "aw c'mon, men won't do it..." attitude. Considering the financial and other consequences to a ...
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sarannspe
sarannspe@...
Sep 18, 2002 5:57 pm
All, Have you guys discussed the work being done by IMMUCON? In my opinion, the first company to corner the market on a viable, long term male contraceptive...
Hi Sarann, I came across the Immucon website a while back (www.immucon.com). They don't offer much information regarding their research on their website......
Don't know if anyone has seen this, but a University of Ottowa doctor recently trained in India on the RISUG (formerly SME) technique. They've applied with...
Hi Randy, This story on RISUG testing in Canada was posted before Dr. Weiss's trip to India with a team of World Health Organization (WHO) scientists in March....
Amazing. They are concerned for teratogenicity when aspermazoia is found in nearly every man in the studies in India (ie, if men ar eno discharging viable ...
... It wouldn't be an issue if it were a permanent birth control method, but RISUG is designed to be reversible. This is probably the trouble they're ...
Hmm, I see what you mean. If the combination of chemicals were to damage the vas inner wall, then maybe there might be some sperm conveyance problem perhaps....
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anorhanian
anorhanian@...
Oct 3, 2002 8:48 am
Hello, I'm new to this group. I am a 30 year old female who has been on the pill since I was 16. It has worked fine for me, however, after very irregular...
Sorry, April, there are no "male pills" yet. Yes, there is a social and cultural bias at work to explain why more time and money has not been put into it....
Hello, I'm new to this group. I just read about it on a web site on male contraception. About this RISUG...are there any trials going on in the U.S.? If so,...
Two Firms Team Up to Develop 'Male Pill' 2 hours, 56 minutes ago Add Science - Reuters to My Yahoo! FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Schering and Dutch rival...
I am estatic that a contraceptive for men will be available in the near future. It will be a relief to throw away my stupid pill and leave the risk & burden to...
Talk about irresponsible attitudes! I do hope you're just having us all on! Firstly, a vast majority of medical professionals in the western world agree that...
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Willis Ted (QDL) Brid...
ted.willis@...
Nov 25, 2002 10:01 am
i signed on to this group to keep up with new developments in male contraception, not to read opinions on the american judicial system. Ted Willis, 53 Bridge...
You're entitled to your opinion, Mr. Willis-- and so am I. If you don't like the content of a note as you start reading it, just skip it. I do that all the ...
I have read the medical journal articles on male contraception. I also know that these methods are not available very easily in the US. Do you know where / how...
I would like to note that I realize there is no "pill". However, these compounds are available in injectable forms that can be combined. ... US....
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Ivy <wossoyi@...>
wossoyi@...
Dec 16, 2002 3:14 am
We're a couple in our early tweenties. I (the female) am not able to use any form of birth control other than female condoms. Initially this was alright...
