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Male
Birth
Control
August
6, 2007
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Women have had the
option of a safe and
effective form of birth
control since the
sixties.
For the first time a
safe and effective
contraceptive for males
may be available-but the
question is whether or
not men will take
advantage of this
option. Heath Hanson
believes, “You know the
old cliché, 'it takes
two to tango'. If you're
going to have any kind
of relationship, a
sexual relationship with
somebody it's the
responsibility of both
people to take the
necessary precautions.”
Heath says his main
concern is whether or
not the studies will
prove the safety of this
new concept for men even
in the long term. “Just
with like any other
medication or medicinal
treatment it has to go
through clinical trials
and tribulations and I
would just want to make
sure it went through the
gauntlet and passed the
rubric to make sure it
was healthy.
Urologist Harry Tsai
says that research on a
male birth control pill
began in Europe a few
years ago. And now the
United States has taken
greater interest.
However it could be
around 5 years until the
pill gets approved by
the FDA.
“The FDA is so strict
here in the US and in
Europe it is usually
more available.”
Dr. Tsai also says so
until then-men still
have some pretty limited
options when it comes to
preventing pregnancy.
“Right now there is only
the Vasectomy for
patients who want
permanent birth control
options or the standard
ones that have been
around for years.”
Researchers are still
running tests on the
male birth control drugs
to find the right
combination of hormones
to achieve the most
effective results.
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