Scientists at Cornell University may be closing in on the long-sought “holy grail” of male contraception: a safe, reversible, nonhormonal method that completely halts sperm production. In a breakthrough mouse study, researchers used a compound called JQ1 to temporarily shut down meiosis—the critical process that produces sperm—without causing lasting harm. After treatment stopped, sperm production bounced back, fertility returned, and the animals produced healthy offspring.
  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    That’s great but I’ve been seeing articles like this for decades so I’ll believe it when there’s an actual working product you can actually get

      • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
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        4 months ago

        One of the best moves I made.

        After my partner and I had agreed no more kids…it was down to the doc to get the chop. Very easy, keyhole surgery; I feeling 90% by the next day, 100% the following day. 2.5 days of discomfort for years of stress free times…worth it!