"A large clinical trial launched this week will test a new, gel-based form of male birth control, Gizmodo reported Friday. If it proves safe and effective, the gel could finally expand the very short list of contraceptive options that can be utilized by men.
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The gel, applied to the back and shoulders once daily, contains a combination of a progestin compound and testosterone that is absorbed through the skin.
The progestin reduces sperm production to "low or nonexistent levels," the NIH statement said, while the testosterone will work to maintain normal sex drive and other functions that require the hormone. The researchers plan to enroll 420 couples in the trial, the statement added.
Though the gel still remains to be studied in large groups of men, many women expressed frustration, saying that a gel applied to the skin seems far more convenient than some of the birth control options currently available to women. The pill, for example, can have side effects like nausea, headaches, and breast tenderness, and IUDs require an insertion procedure that many women find painful.
"Male birth control is going to be rubbing a gel on your shoulders?!" Twitter user @ercharles15 wrote. "Nah y'all can swallow a pill every night, get injections & implants like the rest of us."
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Now, although I didn't choose biology as an O-level option, I presume this is because it is simply easier to disrupt male fertility than female fertility.
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The gel, applied to the back and shoulders once daily, contains a combination of a progestin compound and testosterone that is absorbed through the skin.
The progestin reduces sperm production to "low or nonexistent levels," the NIH statement said, while the testosterone will work to maintain normal sex drive and other functions that require the hormone. The researchers plan to enroll 420 couples in the trial, the statement added.
Though the gel still remains to be studied in large groups of men, many women expressed frustration, saying that a gel applied to the skin seems far more convenient than some of the birth control options currently available to women. The pill, for example, can have side effects like nausea, headaches, and breast tenderness, and IUDs require an insertion procedure that many women find painful.
"Male birth control is going to be rubbing a gel on your shoulders?!" Twitter user @ercharles15 wrote. "Nah y'all can swallow a pill every night, get injections & implants like the rest of us."
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Now, although I didn't choose biology as an O-level option, I presume this is because it is simply easier to disrupt male fertility than female fertility.
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