Two kinds of oral contraceptives and a sperm blocker are being developed.

With condoms and vasectomies, men take responsibility for a third of contraception in the United States. But health officials would like to see that figure grow.

"Just imagine if they had another non-permanent option," said Elaine Lissner, director of the nonprofit Male Contraception Information Project.

Several promising possibilities — from a male pill to putting a cork in it — are on the horizon, based on presentations today at the second "Future of Male Contraception" conference, held in Seattle and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization and others.

They include:

Sperm blocker: Researchers who have been developing the Intra Vas Device are expected to announce test results showing "substantial equivalence to traditional vasectomy methods" in a study of 90 men. The device — a set of removable plugs — blocks sperm in the vas deferens, the tube that's cut in a vasectomy. Further research is needed to find whether fertility returns after the plugs are removed.
Testosterone-like pill: A drug called "selective androgen receptor modulator," or SARM, is being tested on humans as an osteoporosis and muscle-wasting treatment. It also shows promise as a male pill, researchers said. A similar drug taken orally reduces sperm counts in rabbits.
Nonhormonal pill: Research shows a non-hormonal compound called CDB-4022 prevents monkey sperm from swimming to their destination. Upon stopping treatment, fertility returned completely in 16 weeks, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. But the safety of the drug still needs to be tested.
"You'll never have all men interested" in new contraceptive methods, Lissner said. "But attitudes have really changed — studies consistently show a majority of men would consider it."

A new survey by the International Male Contraception Coalition found 61 percent of men would pick a nonhormonal drug over other contraceptive choices.

"Some men are quite desperate for better control over their fertility," said Kirsten Thompson, director of the International Male Contraception Coalition. "They're looking for something they can really count on."

i'm not pluggin' nothin!!!

its fine for woment to alter stuff... but god forbid a guy is asked to...

lol, most guys don't even fill prescriptions, let alone take meds, so yeah this is going to work well... can you imagine? I bet that if a guy takes this pill its because a girl is carrying them in her purse, which makes you know exactly how many people she's slept with by the number missing from the listed amount on the bottle...

hmm, what a double edged sword that is going to be...

or worse... wifey makes hubby take the pill and he decided one day to randomly count them and 5 are missing :D heh... guess who gets **** for that one heh...

I had a vasectomy 25 yrs ago...the responsible thing to do

Thats scary tho, what if you take those meds and quit, will the sperm count go back up? Will it shrivel the size of manhood? Will it mutate the sperm and then when someone has a baby from it, it comes out as a goblin or something and the baby is already saying "please kill me"

Pretty sure I am not trusting birth control to a man... Who is the one to pay if he forgets to take one?

I'd love a pill for men



just think of the commericals




hey guys can't trust your girl? she says she is on the pill but is she going for the marrage by baby ploy? worry not the male pill is here to garantee worry free nights

I always thought condoms were good enough lol

jeff cant even remember to take the trash down, i sure as hell dont want him responsible for the b.c.

No way would I trust a guy to take birth control...

besides, i like condoms, they make for easy clean-up. hehe

sure but there is still a wet spot

with me its more like a puddle

Best News I have heard in a long time. Guys do take pills if it accomplishes a goal they see as valuable; steroids, vitamins, pain medications, and the little blue pill to name a few. After years of family counseling I have to say it is not always the guys who "forget". If a man does not want to be "pregnant" or "parent" I think having a reasonable alternative is going to be one of the most popular drugs to hit the market in our lifetime. Men like to be in charge of contraception but until this hits the market they have not really had a chance. It will be interesting to see how women who have had the control to slip in a "unplanned" pregnancy fair. I have a feeling there will be more divorces of non-daddy types. Sure there are going to be some reservations but any guy who has a kid that they are struggleing to support already or been "caught" in the I took my pill trap will jump at this. Wish I had a royalty. lol I bet it won't be as darn expensive as women's version. I will say I would never trust a guy to say he was on the pill. Seen too many guys who are ga ga over the idea of pregnancy when they are not the one to experience it first hand.

Vesectomy here too!!!!