A Pill for Men, Perhaps

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2009 5:23 PM CDT

(Newser) – Testosterone injections can render men temporarily infertile and function as a male contraceptive, Chinese scientists say. Their tests on 1,045 healthy, fertile men were 99% successful and left only two subjects less fertile than they were before the trial. “Our study shows a... Read full story »

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