Guardian, Friday 28 October 2016 05.00 AEDT
A male contraceptive jab has been shown to be almost as effective as the female pill in a trial that could pave the way for men and women being able to share equal responsibility for birth control.
In the study, 350 men were given injections of hormones that were shown to dramatically lower their sperm count by “switching off” the male reproductive system. The drugs caused some unpleasant side-effects, however, meaning that the trial had to be halted early.
The findings are reported in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.