Tuesday, November 28, 2006

The Male Pill

Revolutionary hour-before-sex male pill on the anvil:
"...the new pill being researched by scientists at King's College London, contains chemicals that prevent ejaculation and could be in tablet-form. Men could take one daily, just like the female pill, or have one a few hours before sex as a one-off contraceptive. Sexual satisfaction is not affected and the absence of hormones means that a man's fertility should return to normal within hours of stopping the treatment. 'The non-hormonal male pill could be taken when and as needed,' researcher Dr Nnaemeka Amobi was quoted by the daily Mail, as saying.. 'If the man was taking the pill over a period of several months and decided to come off it, we would expect his fertility to return just as quickly as if he had taken it on a one-off basis,' fellow researcher Dr Christopher Smith added. The contraceptive was inspired by the observation that some drugs used to treat schizophrenia and high blood pressure also prevent ejaculation. However, side-effects including dizziness and drowsiness mean these medicines could not be marketed as contraceptives. "

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