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'Major Step Forward' for Male Birth Control Pill

Male Birth
Control Pill
Is One Step
Closer

NEW STUDY

Mar 20, 2018 4:44 PM CDT

Male Birth Control Pill Is One Step Closer

Trial shows pill is safe with minor side effects, including weight gain

(Newser) - After years of intrigue , researchers are celebrating "a major step forward" for the male birth control pill. A month-long clinical trial shows a once-daily male pill is safe and effective at suppressing the hormones needed for sperm production, and has no negative effect on sex drive, according to researchers...

Lawsuit: Birth
Control Mix-up
Results in 113
Pregnancies

Nov 12, 2015 6:20 PM CST

Lawsuit: Birth Control Mix-up Results in 113 Pregnancies

Women seek damages for medical costs, lost income, and raising their kids

(Newser) - More than 100 women who blame their pregnancies on errant birth control packaging have joined a negligence lawsuit filed in Philadelphia against several drug companies. The lawsuit follows a 2011 recall of more than 500,000 blister packs after an Iowa customer found the pills packaged out of order, potentially...

Contraceptive
Pill 'Kills
Young
Teacher'

May 25, 2015 3:50 PM CDT

Contraceptive Pill 'Kills Young Teacher'

The 'combined' pill may have caused Fallan Kurek's blood clot

(Newser) - A young woman died earlier this month from a pulmonary embolism that doctors link to her use of the contraceptive pill, her parents tell the Birmingham Mail . "We felt angry when they first mentioned it could be the pill," says Julia Kurek, mother of 21-year-old Fallan Kurek. "...

Sex Will Soon Be
Purely Recreational

OPINION

Nov 10, 2014 11:07 AM CST

Sex Will Soon Be Purely Recreational

Not procreational, claims chemist who helped invent the pill

(Newser) - One of the co-inventors of the birth control pill is impregnating the Internet with a new theory: that his own invention will be pretty much obsolete by the year 2050 and that sex will be reserved for recreational, rather than procreational, purposes. In an interview with the Telegraph , Austrian-American chemist...

Birth Control
Shot for Guys
May Be Here
by 2017

Sep 10, 2014 1:42 PM CDT

Birth Control Shot for Guys May Be Here by 2017

Long-lasting Vasalgel contraceptive would require just a single injection

(Newser) - There may be another birth control option headed our way, and the guys will get to take the lead on this one. The Parsemus Foundation has tested an injectable, non-hormonal polymer contraceptive on male baboons that appears to successfully prevent pregnancy in females, Medical Daily reports. The procedure, which requires...