Male Contraceptive

Unlike the female pill, YCT-529 is hormone-free and prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the clinical trials of the world's first injectable male contraceptive which showed that it is safe and highly efficacious without any serious side effects.

Men have two practical choices for contraception; the condom which has a high typical use failure rate or vasectomy. But now, a new method of male contraception has been developed which will significantly reduce the mobility of sperms, without affecting hormones.

Researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.

In a major step forward in the development of a once-daily "male pill", researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.

By Raina Paul/ IndiaSpend Over the eight years to 2016, as India’s population surged, the use of contraceptives declined almost 35 per cent, even as abortions and use of emergency pills — both with health hazards and side effects — doubled. Despite a 14 per cent percentage-point rise in literacy in the decade to 2011, hazardous birth-control ...

The Chennai-based TTK Protective Devices, which manufactures the 'Skore' brand of condoms, has moved the Madras High Court with a plea to take condoms off the essential medicine list.

Finally, an effective method of birth control for men may be on its way. Hormonal male contraceptive regimen effectively and reversibly suppresses sperm production.

Researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center report that men given a hormone-based contraceptive can regain their fertility about four months after stopping the treatment. This kind of contraception could be available in the near future.

The first trial of a male contraceptive in sexually active couples has shown it was 100 per cent effective in preventing pregnancies. The hormonal treatment - a combination of an implant under the skin and a three-monthly injection - was used by 55 couples for one year. The method relieved the men of the need to remember to take a daily pill - and ...

Lead remains in high levels in the environment and lead exposure may cause some cases of unexplained male infertility by impairing sperm function according to a new research.

Unlike the female pill, YCT-529 is hormone-free and prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the clinical trials of the world's first injectable male contraceptive which showed that it is safe and highly efficacious without any serious side effects.

Men have two practical choices for contraception; the condom which has a high typical use failure rate or vasectomy. But now, a new method of male contraception has been developed which will significantly reduce the mobility of sperms, without affecting hormones.

Researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.

In a major step forward in the development of a once-daily "male pill", researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.

By Raina Paul/ IndiaSpend Over the eight years to 2016, as India’s population surged, the use of contraceptives declined almost 35 per cent, even as abortions and use of emergency pills — both with health hazards and side effects — doubled. Despite a 14 per cent percentage-point rise in literacy in the decade to 2011, hazardous birth-control ...

The Chennai-based TTK Protective Devices, which manufactures the 'Skore' brand of condoms, has moved the Madras High Court with a plea to take condoms off the essential medicine list.

Finally, an effective method of birth control for men may be on its way. Hormonal male contraceptive regimen effectively and reversibly suppresses sperm production.

Researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center report that men given a hormone-based contraceptive can regain their fertility about four months after stopping the treatment. This kind of contraception could be available in the near future.

The first trial of a male contraceptive in sexually active couples has shown it was 100 per cent effective in preventing pregnancies. The hormonal treatment - a combination of an implant under the skin and a three-monthly injection - was used by 55 couples for one year. The method relieved the men of the need to remember to take a daily pill - and ...

Lead remains in high levels in the environment and lead exposure may cause some cases of unexplained male infertility by impairing sperm function according to a new research.