A Welsh scientist working on a new male pill wants to reduce the burden on women of protecting against unwanted pregnancies.

Prof Chris Barratt is leading research on a non-hormonal drug which prevents sperm cells from reaching an egg.

His team at the University of Dundee has received significant funding from the Bill and Melina Gates Foundation.

“It’s been a very poorly researched topic for 40 or 50 years,” Prof Barratt said, but society has changed.

His team’s research could see men given a gel or a pill that would affect the sperm cell, effectively disabling its function.

Instead of targeting the production of sperm, his research focuses on slowing the sperm cells’ swimming action down and making them similar to those in infertile patients.

  • Maximilious@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    17
    ·
    11 months ago

    Vasectomy’s are reversible while tube tieing is not. It’s still bullshit females can’t make that decision for themselves though.

    • NOPper@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      11 months ago

      Technically reversible, but in no way guaranteed.

      However, if you can afford to freeze some sperm there’s that option.

    • stepan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      11 months ago

      Vasectomies are meant to be permanent. Even if you get your vasectomy reversed, your fertility may never come back. Vasectomy reversal surgery is complicated and expensive, and doesn’t always work. So you should only get a vasectomy if you’re totally certain you don’t want to get someone pregnant for the rest of your life." - Planned Parenthood

      Literally a five second google search will debunk your own point

    • stufkes@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      11 months ago

      My gynecologist said I must be at least 35 and have a child for the procedure to be considered…