Birth Control Pill for Men May Soon Become Reality

Scientists may be inching closer to developing the first nonhormonal contraceptive pill for men after receiving promising results from animal trials. Scientists at the University of Minnesota created a contraceptive pill that was proven to be 99% effective at preventing pregnancy in mice. Mice that took the pill were functionally sterile after four weeks. Those same mice returned to normal levels of virility four to six weeks after treatments ended. Even though they still need approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in order to begin human trials, a number of men have already volunteered to participate. While the new pill is “exciting,” it’s hard to assess its true potential until human trials begin.