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Monday, February 20, 2023

Birth control pill for men - An alternative to sterilization

 

Earlier all burden goes to ladies to take birth control pills before intercourse or put intrauterine devices in the uterus. It had been observed that the contraceptive pills for women were based on hormonal control that gives many side effects on their health. Now, the birth control pill for men, an alternative to sterilization, has been successfully developed. 

These pills must be taken before making a physical relationship and the effect will last for 3 hours. Till now the pressure to prevent unwanted pregnancy was on women. Indian women are most dependent on contraceptive drugs to control unwanted pregnancies.  


[Male contraceptive Pills]

According to recent research by the American Medical Agency 'National Institute of Health', contraceptive medicines have been made for men. Women will not become pregnant even after having sex after taking this medicine. 

Though the research has gone successful, this is still considered the first phase of research. Therefore, there is no information about when it will be available in the worldwide market. It is also not possible to tell at the moment whether it will be available in the US market first or will be launched simultaneously in all the countries. 

The pills that women are taking affect their hormones. In this research done in America, it is claimed that there is no such effect with male contraceptive pills. It has been named Non-Hormonal Contraceptive Pills. That is, its use will reduce the testosterone of men but will not eliminate it. 

After consuming these pills, the male sperm can be prevented from swimming toward the female eggs. We may say in other words that the stage can be prevented from maturing so that the egg cant get fertilized and takes the form of an embryo. The role of sperm in pregnancy is that it moves and reaches the female reproductive tract. In making this work successful, the main role of an enzyme named adenylyl cyclase (SAC) is played. After eating these pills, this enzyme will be blocked. 

Researcher Tamar Jacobson says that these pills are a better option for male contraception than condoms and vasectomy. Their use will increase family planning options for both men and women and help prevent unwanted pregnancies. Men were not active in family planning till now, but they may become more active after this option. This pill has to be taken sometime before intercourse. 

There is a protein in the male body that makes the sperm move. This pill will destroy that protein for some time, due to which the sperm will not be able to move. This will not lead to fertilization. Side effects of these pills have not still been reported.  These male contraceptive pills are not hormone-based pills.


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