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A Welsh scientist working on a new male pill wants to reduce the burden on women of protecting against unwanted pregnancies.

Prof Chris Barratt is leading research on a non-hormonal drug which prevents sperm cells from reaching an egg.

His team at the University of Dundee has received significant funding from the Bill and Melina Gates Foundation.

"It's been a very poorly researched topic for 40 or 50 years," Prof Barratt said, but society has changed.

His team's research could see men given a gel or a pill that would affect the sperm cell, effectively disabling its function.

Instead of targeting the production of sperm, his research focuses on slowing the sperm cells' swimming action down and making them similar to those in infertile patients.

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[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Almost a year since I had mine done, my wife and I both enjoy it.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago
[–] FatAdama@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

It wasn’t that bad. And I’m glad I did it. No more kids.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Isn't there a risk from ball pain?

Like forever not for healing.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think there is a slight risk of that, not sure. Not something to cheap out on, go for the best doctor you can

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I come from a first world country so I don't think I would be paying or choosing a doctor.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was worried about it hurting, and I'll be honest I could have done it over a lunch break at work. Almost zero pain, and my wife watched the surgery, which didn't even last as long as one Metallica song.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What I'm on about is a long term pain.

Something more like blue balls

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's been almost a year, and i feel completely normal. Zero pain.

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ll take the ball bath over fucking with my hormones any day of the week. I saw what they did to women

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I saw what they did to women

Part of it is that women are currently using it and taking on all of the risks/consequences from it. Some couples would like the ability to transfer the risk to the other partner (different couples will have different reasons for their choice).

Another thing to note is that regulatory agencies are more strict now than back when there was a focus on birth control for women. Like that thing with alcohol would be banned if it was "invented" today. If a male pill IS approved, it would likely be a lot safer than what women are taking now.

Idk about this specific trial, I'm speaking generally

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I share sentiments with tessellecta - not so sure we looked at all the features when comparing apples to oranges

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if this is the same one I read about before (YCT529) the article doesn't seem to mention it be name. If it is I would be very wary of side effects, being a retinoic acid receptor antagonist it's basically doing the opposite of tretinoin.