11.15.04

Immunocontraception.. no thanks!

Posted in health at 5:25 pm by James

Found this article at wired about Male Contraception Gets a Boost. Basically the contraception is caused by injecting a guy with a protein not normally found in his blood. So the body reacts, and viola, you’re shooting blanks.

Now the part I love is how they already foresee using this on humans given:

In the experiments, designed in the United States and carried out in India, seven of the nine males tested developed high antibody levels. Five of the seven recovered fertility once the immunization stopped. They were injected with eppin about every three weeks to maintain the immunization

And from that they make their conclusion:

“I think it’s significant because the reversibility is very attractive,” said DeLeon, who was not part of the research team.

geez. i think there are safer ways. perhaps using self will and stopping things from happening. If you want to see how the competition compares, check out: Scarlet Teen contraception guide Its a sexual education site targeted at young teens. I found that page when reading an article on wired about Curbing your enthusiasm. basically the author believes Bush’s sexual education plan is about ignorance, not abstinance.

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