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[Article] Male Birth Control Pill to Stop Sperm Production Passes Safety Test (www.scientificamerican.com)
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A hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A metabolite has just concluded its first safety trial in humans, getting a step closer to increasing male contraceptive options

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[–] 2 points 5 months ago

Even if this works, you’d need to be jacking it for a week to clean out the swimmers in your tubes. And I’d bet it’s still not 100% It probably just brings it below “ideal sperm count.”

What happened to vasalgel?

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