"Breakthrough Male Birth Control Pill and Implant: A Game Changer for Contraception"
Scientists at the Salk Institute have developed a non-hormonal and reversible male contraceptive pill that targets a specific protein complex involved in sperm production, showing promising results in male mice without apparent side-effects. The method disrupts the genetic program responsible for sperm production using existing drugs called HDAC inhibitors, and once the treatment is stopped, fertility returns to normal. Further research and clinical trials are needed, but this breakthrough offers a potential new option for male birth control with minimal systemic side-effects.