BREAKTHROUGH: Male contraceptives are 99% effective in preventing pregnancy
Updated | By Stacey & J Sbu
This medical advancement is breaking the internet...
The highly-discussed and awaited medical breakthrough we have been waiting for!
A pill for men is finally making headway and is closer - than we thought - to hitting the markets.
The double standard of medicinal contraception is closing.
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A non-horizontal drug has reported to be 99% effective on lab tests with mice.
It targets a gene that produces retinoic acid — a form of vitamin A that fuels sperm development.
Human trials are set to start by the end of 2022.
Currently, there are only two forms of contraception for men — condoms and vasectomies.
A pill for men has always been discussed but rarely seen as a reality for the foreseeable future.
However, according to multiple studies, the first male contraceptive pill (birth control) showed significant results at lab trials and they are finally making headway..
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Sources have reported that the treatment rendered the mice sterile.
However, the mice returned to normal levels after they suspended the treatment.
The virility recovery process took from four to six weeks.
Science is always advancing and possibilities are always changing.
Pending the human trials and further lab tests, would you or your partner use this form of contraceptive?
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