Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming

[Scott]

An on-demand, non-hormonal male contraceptive pill may be a real possibility say scientists who have found a cell pathway, or switch, that stops sperm from being able to swim.

Tests in mice suggest it keeps sperm stunned for at least a few hours - long enough to stop them reaching the egg.

Many more tests are planned and needed, moving to rabbits before people.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64635446

 

[Emdog]

My sperm don't swim anymore. Just float around the pool on an air mattress

[thaibeachlovers]

Wonder what unintended side effects will occur? Eg apparently female pill can be inactivated quite easily, just by missing a dose or being obese etc.