Male pill: gene discovery may lead to contraceptive

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18190352


t may be possible to develop a new male contraceptive pill after researchers in Edinburgh identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm.

Experiments in mice found that the gene, Katnal1, was vital for the final stages of making sperm.

The authors of a study in PLos Genetics said a drug which interrupts Katnal1 could be a reversible contraceptive.

A fertility expert said there was "certainly a need" for such a drug.

Contraception in men is largely down to condoms or a vasectomy.

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1. Can hardly wait for this to finish clinical trials

Then, the Republicans can start their propaganda; the religious conservatives can start their propaganda; etc.

After all, pregnancy is a woman's problem. Men have nothing to do with it.