Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming

Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming An on-demand, non-hormonal male contraceptive pill may be a real possibility say scientists who have found a cell pathway, or switch, that stops sperm from being able to swim.

Tests in mice suggest it keeps sperm stunned for at least a few hours - long enough to stop them reaching the egg.

Many more tests are planned and needed, moving to rabbits before people. BBC News

See also:

• On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase (open access) Nature Communications
• ‘On demand’ male contraceptive pill stops sperm swimming The Independent