Switch that turns male fertility on-and-off discovered
By manipulating testicular hormone levels, researchers from the Centre for Reproductive Biology at The Queen's Medical Research Institute (Edinburgh, Scotland) were able to turn male fertility on and off, opening the door for "the pill" for men and new methods to boost male fertility by raising sperm counts.
This study provides a new opportunity to identify how androgens control sperm production, which could provide new insight for the development of new treatments for male infertility and perhaps new male contraceptives," said Michelle Welsh, co-author of the study
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20091113185137data_trunc_sys.shtml
This study provides a new opportunity to identify how androgens control sperm production, which could provide new insight for the development of new treatments for male infertility and perhaps new male contraceptives," said Michelle Welsh, co-author of the study
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20091113185137data_trunc_sys.shtml
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Nettle
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Awesome! It'll be nice to have both partners using birth control instead of making only the woman take hormones (for partners who aren't using condoms or other forms).
- 2 years ago
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Nettle
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EdJoyProductions
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Good news. Controlling male fertility is less damaging than trying to control a woman's.
- 2 years ago
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EdJoyProductions
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ryan8566
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don't really need another queens' researcher manipulating my testosterone.
- 2 years ago
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ryan8566
