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| Subject: Male 'contraceptive gene' found and no, it isn't just jerking off Fri May 25, 2012 5:20 am | |
| It may be possible to develop a new male contraceptive pill after researchers in Edinburgh identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm.
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Experiments in mice found that the gene, Katnal1, was vital for the final stages of making sperm.
The authors of a study in PLos Genetics said a drug which interrupts Katnal1 could be a reversible contraceptive.
A fertility expert said there was "certainly a need" for such a drug.
Contraception in men is largely down to condoms or a vasectomy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18190352 |
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