The pill works by suppressing the hormones that control the function of the testis and sperm production, the author of a new study explains.
Scientists believe a male birth control pill could be about a decade away from rollout, after a drug was found to suppress the hormones that play an important role in the production of sperm.
Wang explained in a statement: “Our results suggest that this pill, which combines two hormonal activities in one, will decrease sperm production while preserving libido.For the study, researchers recruited 40 healthy men between the ages of 18 and 50 and randomly placed them into one of three groups. Thirty men were given the prototype contraceptive drug called 11-beta-methyl-19-nortestosterone dodecylcarbonate . Of those, 14 were given a 200 milligram dose, while 16 got 400 milligrams.
According to the researchers, the pill was “well tolerated” by the men: All of them completed their full course of drugs. The participants also did not experience any serious side effects, although some experienced tiredness, headaches, acne, decreased libido and mild erectile dysfunction. The men also experienced weight gain, at 0.6 kilograms for the placebo group, 1.3 kilograms for those dosed at 200 miligrams, and 1.9 kilograms on average for the 400 miligram group.
Dr. Christopher Barratt, a professor of Reproductive Medicine at the University of Dundee who was not involved in the study, told Newsweek: "This double-blind placebo controlled trial provides important data in healthy men of the potential acceptability and safety of this prodrug. It will be important to know how effective the compound is in live trials and the potential negative side effect on sexual desire may cause some cause for concern.
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