Sperm blocking study brings 'male pill' closer
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This laboratory study has investigated the effects on male fertility of a blocked ejaculation process following the depletion of two genes in a group of genetically modified mice.
As the researchers say, there is a need for different approaches to male contraception because most strategies have so far focused on hormonal approaches that produce dysfunctional sperm. The researchers say these often have intolerable side effects, such as affecting male sexual activity or causing long-term irreversible effects on infertility.
This laboratory study demonstrated that 100% male infertility was achieved among a group ...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Medication Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Now the chemical snip! Male pill works like a vasectomy - but will girls trust men to take it?
A scientific breakthrough could finally make a male contraceptive pill reality, researchers said last night. Previous attempts to develop a pill have tried either to alter a man’s hormones or to make his sperm ineffective. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Govt in Vasectomy Drive to Stem Population Growth
[New Vision]The ministry of health has acquired vasectomy equipment aimed at encouraging men to undergo surgery in order to curb high population growth in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 24, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
200 physicians in 25 countries perform 1,000 vasectomies
ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Almost 200 physicians in 25 countries signed up to perform 1,000 vasectomies in 24 hours to create awareness of World Vasectomy Day, its U.S. originator says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After Great Recession, men had fewer kids, vasectomies
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. men had fewer children before getting vasectomies following the 2008 financial crisis and recession, researchers in Wisconsin said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Did Recession Lead to Increase in Vasectomies?
Wisconsin researchers found link between economy and procedure rates, but another expert says it's not proof (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Did Recession Lead to Increase in Vasectomies?
Wisconsin researchers found link between economy and procedure rates, but another expert says it's not proof (Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - October 15, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Reproductive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Rwanda: Vasectomy Proving a Viable Family Planning Method
[New Times]whereas some Rwandan men will think twice, thrice or more about the decision to go for non-scalpel vasectomy as a family planning option, brave Edison Bimenyimana has revealed to Health Times that he is ready. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 27, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
What is a vasectomy (male sterilisation)?
A vasectomy (male sterilization) is a form of contraception that involves surgically cutting or blocking the tubes that transport sperm from the testicles to the penis. When men undergo a vasectomy their sperm can no longer reach the semen, as a result any semen that is ejaculated during sex does not contain sperm - which is needed to fertilize a woman's egg. A vasectomy is a very effective and permanent means of preventing pregnancy. It is estimated that only one out of every 2,000 men who receive a vasectomy will impregnate a woman during their lives... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Court Approves Vasectomy for Disabled Man
A British court has ruled for the first time that a man who lacks the capacity to give informed consent should have a vasectomy because it is in his best interests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tags: Great Britain Vasectomy Sterilization (Biological) Disabilities Source Type: news
Court OKs vasectomy for U.K. man with IQ of 40
Although man wanted surgery, he couldn't get it without court approval because of his impaired mental ability (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
British legal history: sterilisation is sanctioned for man with severe learning difficulties
Mrs Justice Eleanor King (pictured), sitting in the Court of Protection, agreed the man, referred to as 'DE' from the Midlands, who already has a three-year-old, should have a vasectomy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man with learning difficulties to be sterilised in unprecedented court ruling
High Court orders a man with learning difficulties to have a vasectomy to prevent him having further children in an unprecedented ruling. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study shows feral cat control could benefit from different approach
(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) New research from Tufts University scientists shows that feral cats that undergo a vasectomy or hysterectomy could reduce a feral colony's numbers more effectively than the traditional approach of neutering. This may be because vasectomized cats retain reproductive hormones, in addition to not being able to reproduce, and therefore protect their turf from sexually intact competitors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Half-marathon runner's back pain actually surprise pregnancy labor
Minnesota couple Trish and John Staine were shocked by the surprise birth, since John previously had a vasectomy (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
