KU researchers to test a male partner for ‘The Pill’

[proud2BlibKansan]

Women may say, “It’s about time.” Guys may have the same reaction.

After many overly optimistic predictions, a male version of The Pill may truly be in sight. And a team at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, a nationally recognized center of research into male contraceptives, is working to be among the first to put a new generation of products on the market.

Joseph Tash, a reproductive biologist at KU, has spent a decade tinkering with a chemical compound called H2-gamendazole that keeps sperm from developing in the testes. Men taking a gamendazole “pill” would essentially be shooting blanks.

The expectation is that men on the KU pill would experience no change in their libido and, if they stopped taking it, would regain full fertility within a few weeks.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/18/3438277/a-male-partner-for-the-pill.html#storylink=cpy

[murielm99]

1. Yes, but

will they remember to take it every day?

I don't trust most men to be responsible. They would rather leave all that up to the woman. After all, they are not the ones getting pregnant.

[aaaaaa5a]

2. Its good to see there is no prejudice or gender bias on our board. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. I want to know if the Catholic Church will pay for it for their employees.

[chrisa]

14. Solution: Shape the pill and make it taste like a potato chip

[RKP5637]

4. OMG, how will they spin this one now to eliminate contraceptives. n/t

[seeviewonder]

5. As a male, I would take this pill if it is proven to be safe and effective. n/t

[Scuba]

6. Kansas. Who'da guessed?

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. KU is actually a medical research hotbed

So is Kansas City. KU Med is in Kansas City, Kansas.

[Scuba]

10. Don't forget Cerner.

Or are they on the Missouri side?

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. Both states

They have their major headquarters in MO but are building another facility in Kansas.

[seeviewonder]

8. One of the commenters at the link suggests

that Brownback cut higher education funding because of this. The same commenter then talks about President Santorum and the "garbage" who happen to be doing the research...ten bucks says the commenter is a bishop or priest.

[RKP5637]

9. No doubt at all, sounds typical. Years ago my sister and her husband were not

getting along well at all - so the church told them to have a kid and all would be well. Great, they had a kid, still a divorce, child custody issues and all - she remarried years later and her new husband really did not like the kid. So yep, having a kid sure fixed it all, church. Yep, just the thing to tell a young couple, have a kid and it will fix everything. Then you can really F up your lives and involve a child too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Wouldn't surprise me at all

The Star has been all over the RCC because the bishop in KC was indicted for covering up pedophile priests. First bishop in the country to be criminally charged for this. And the Catholics in KC have been fighting back, mainly on the comment blogs.

[seeviewonder]

15. So they're using the same tactics as the Paulbots, it seems. n/t

[MineralMan]

12. Disclaimer: This medication does not prevent the spread of STDs.

One of the things a male contraceptive pill will do is to remove male responsibility for conception. For some, that may well lead to increased sexual activity. Partners be aware!

[tammywammy]

13. That's the same issue with women on the pill now

No STD prevention, you still have to use a condom.

[MineralMan]

16. Yup. It's essential for people to protect themselves.

Many people have regretting not doing so.