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For decades, the responsibility of contraception has largely fallen on women. Currently, men have limited options when it comes to contraception, despite a willingness to share the responsibility. They can either use condoms or get a vasectomy, a surgical procedure for permanent male sterilisation.
In an attempt to develop a suitable method of contraception for men, scientists have spent years researching male contraceptive pills, but are yet to create an effective one that doesn’t cause unwanted side effects.
A team of eager researchers from the University of Minnesota reported they have developed a new male contraceptive pill. So far, it has proven effective in mouse studies and is set to enter human trials soon. According to their results presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2022 meeting, the pill was 99 per cent effective at preventing pregnancy after male mice received the drug orally for just four weeks – the same effectiveness as the current contraceptive pill for women. This is a promising result. Plus, in even better news, the pill appeared to have no side effects, thanks to the lack of hormones. This remained true even after delivering an overdose of the drug.