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Towards a Male Contraceptive That Doesnt Target Hormones
2025-03-15 21:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Despite decades of research, scientists have struggled to develop an effective male contraceptive.iStock, ScieProUnintended pregnancies may present a pleasant surprise to some, while to others they can impose a significant emotional, physical, and financial burden. They are also a major cause of the roughly 70 million abortions that occur annually worldwide.1Contraceptive measureshormonal pills, intrauterine devices, female condoms, spermicide, intravaginal ringshave mostly only been for women. Men, on the other hand, have limited options.To counter this disparity, scientists led by Martin Matzuk, a pathologist at the Baylor College of Medicine, investigated a potential contraceptive for men.2 In their study, published in Science, they demonstrated how an inhibitor of serine/threonine kinase 33 (STK33) an enzyme involved in sperm formationcould serve as a promising non-hormonal candidate for birth control in males. This inhibitor was potent at low concentrations, non-toxic, and re...
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