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Male Contraceptive Pill Found 99% Effective In Mice

A team of scientists said Wednesday they had developed a male oral contraceptive that was 99 percent effective in mice and didn't cause observable side effects, with the drug expected to enter human trials by the end of this year.
The findings will be presented at the American Chemical Society's spring meeting, and mark a key step towards expanding birth control options -- as well as responsibilities -- for men.

Ever since the female birth control pill was first approved in the 1960s, researchers have been interested in a male equivalent, Md Abdullah Al Noman, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota who will present the work, told AFP.

"Multiple studies showed that men are interested in sharing the responsibility of birth control with their partners," he said -- but until now, there have been only two effective options available: condoms or vasectomies.

Vasectomy reversal surgery is expensive and not always successful.

The female pill uses hormones to disrupt the menstrual cycle, and historic efforts to develop a male equivalent targeted the male sex hormone testosterone.

The problem with this approach, however, was that it caused side effects such as weight gain, depression and increased levels of cholesterol known as low-density lipoprotein, which increases heart disease risks.

The female pill also carries side effects, including blood-clotting risks -- but since women face becoming pregnant in the absence of contraception, the risk calculation differs.

MCKitchen:
And they killed it or rather fetch it a new home. I wonder what Era this country will be in next decades to come. Era of injustice and cannibalism

iamL:
Even when it is obvious that in most homes the women are breadwinners Unnecessary hate and dirty pride will not make pained people to admit it.

Who wan faint because of Nigeria-women are-lazy matter should please do so.

Aufbauh:
Mr . keep your presumptuous relativity to yourself cus I'd put that into consideration already. Maybe you think it's one village naive guy who hasn't seen money in print and digits that is making up this.

$170m anywhere in the world or to anyone in the world is huge.
The value of money is proportional to what it can purchase. Comparing it to the percentage of his worth is ridiculously naive to say the least.
Do you know that the loss of 0.2% of a billionaire is more huge a loss than a millionaire that lose 10% of his worth?

What you can do with money universally matters more than what it is to you. Simple Economics.

Baddestguyp:
Anyway Spiderman No Way Home 6.5/10

There was so much hype on this movie...
It was okay but maybe my expectations were too high...I was expecting a masterpiece only to get a childish story with childish characters making the most silly and annoying decisions I've seen in months...

Even 9 year olds make smarter decisions than these guys...but the plot must happen I guess...


I can't wait for The Boys S3...
A superhero series with real men making reasonable decisions to kill when they have to

rita25:
WILL YOU FOR ANYREASON AGREE ON A STRIKE AGAINST BUHARI?

rita25:
the whole thing has become a religious stuff, jonathan was a christain we stupidly crucified our own you see muslims they stand by each other no matter how bad a situation may seem they(muslim) see and know what is happening but will never rise against buhari and the christains are too cowardly to do such and the remaining few have been bribed......SHITHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

clericuzzio:
So will she be the only one to bury him. Won't the husband's family be involved?

Kobojunkiee:
You mean she should have informed them that she refused consent to blood transfusion, something l that I now learn all JWs sign? Or that the man most likely signed a DPA refusing blood transfusion as a JW?

https://wol.jw.org/asf/wol/d/r428/lp-aus/1102017532

Mccullum:
THE WIDOW'S UNILATERAL DECISION ON THE LIFE OF HER HUSBAND, SON TO HIS PARENT, BROTHER TO HIS SIBLINGS, UNCLE TO HIS COUSINS AND FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN WAS VERY BAD.

CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD HAVE SAVE THE CHAOS AND CONFUSION IN THE FAMILY NOW.

THAT MAN DIDN'T BELONG TO HER ALONE, HE BELONG TO HIS FAMILY BEFORE KNOWING HIS WIFE.

VERY BAD DECISION, EVEN IF THE HUSBAND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PAGANS, SHE SUPPOSE TO INFORM THEM BEFORE MAKING SUCH CRITICAL DECISION. IT'S INTOLERABLE ACT, POSERITY WON'T FORGIVE HER WITHIN THE DECEASE FAMILY.

Kobojunkiee:
Interesting! So let's assume the woman had been the one in need of blood here, you think the man wouldn't have done exactly the same?

Cut the bull.. these people do the same to their own children so don't now pretend this isn't normal for JWs.

DrFunmisticGlow:
actually yes.

May his soul rest in peace.

A wife is usually next of kin, meaning she can take decisions when the husband is unable to.
Especially if the man was of the same faith.

Many women have died in pregnancy because they are Jehovah witnesses and no one bats an eyelash, now the opposite has happened and the front page will not let us have peace

That's why I don't like dealing with them in the pregnancy setting.

thatthickgurl:
The boy in the stripped pyjamas (2008) : 4/10

An unfortunate situation and karma (I think)

I expected a lot of crying with the way this movie had always been hyped but I didn't even shed a tear.

Beorn:
Yeah. Check www.genesiscinema.com.

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Is there an age exception for dating in Nigeria?

FERNANDEZISBACK:
I am saying the guy should be in prison..

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Present..

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Twitter citizens are more sensible than nairalanders..
Look how wannabe redpillers will troop in here to bash her without verifying the story to know how true it is..

From nairaland to twitter with una fake story to paint women bad?

How true is this pls?post a picture of the said transfer and messages make we fit confirm..
The struggle and despise against women is real..

BLoomfrancs:
You can download any song for free using your iPhone. All my 2000+ songs were downloaded for free.

WHITELIGHTER:
HDTC...
Downloaded same yesterday

sajmark:
Shity at first but the awesomeness kicked off immediately green goblin didn't want to be cured and lost control... 8/10

coinsmaven:
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Tennessee85:
I'm not even saying Sadiq shouldn't be criticized, what I take exception to is calling him a quota system and federal character player. I mean, Sadiq is Nigeria's best player in the Spanish second division with table-topping Almeria, while Nwakali is a bench warmer with Huesca, but these dumb tribalistic idiots think Sadiq didn't deserve the call up while Nwakali deserved a call up. Very shocking.