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Male contraceptive pill to soon be a reality?
22 Mar 2018
In a major breakthrough, scientists have developed a safe, effective male contraceptive pill that doesn't kill libido.
Called dimethandrolone undecanoate, or DMAU, it could be the first, much-awaited alternative to condoms, which were invented in 1855.
Though women contraceptive drugs have been available for 70 years now, pills for men never reached fruition as males metabolize/clear out the delivered hormones too quickly.
Here's more.
DMAU tested on 83 men aged between 18-50 years
The trial
Researchers at the University of Washington Medical Centre tested three doses of DMAU (100/200/400mg) for a month on 83 men aged between 18-50 years.
DMAU has a long-chain fatty acid which slows down clearance, allowing one dose a day. Like women contraceptive pills, it combines the effect of male hormone androgen and progestin.
On the research's first/last day, their blood was tested for hormone/cholesterol.
It works only when taken with food
Findings
According to The Telegraph, the scientists found that the subjects:
-When given 400mg of DMAU daily, showed suppressed levels of testosterone and two hormones needed for producing sperms
-Experienced weight gain and a slump in HDL or good cholesterol
-Didn't much report symptoms of testosterone deficiency/excess. Also, the experimental pill worked only when taken with food
-Cleared safety tests, even markers of liver/kidney health.
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