When it comes to contraception, it has always been more difficult for women. There are various contraceptive methods for women, such as oral contraceptive pills, regular contraceptive pills, emergency contraceptive pills, or methods like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and sterilization. All of these methods have certain effects on women's bodies. Recently, there is news that male contraceptive pills have arrived, and they won't cause impotence, right?
【Male Contraceptive Pills Are Here】
Researchers at the University of Washington have announced the development of a male oral contraceptive pill. By taking it once a day, it will reduce the production of testosterone and two other hormones needed for sperm production, thus preventing pregnancy in women. Preliminary tests have shown that this pill is safe and effective, and it does not affect libido. The sperm remains healthy and capable of fertility. It is reported that this new pill has been successfully tested on 100 men for a period of one month.
As we all know, female contraceptive pills usually work by inhibiting ovulation, changing cervical mucus, blocking the transport of fertilized eggs, interfering with implantation, and affecting the uterine placenta, etc., to achieve the purpose of contraception.
Male contraceptive pills are still under research and can be roughly divided into hormone-based and non-hormone-based types. Hormone-based male contraceptive pills mainly use acetate cyproterone.
Currently, combination hormone contraceptive pills have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for human trials. CDB-4022 belongs to the non-hormone-based type, and it has certain prospects due to its minimal impact on hormone levels and fewer side effects. However, the results still need further clinical research data.
Experts point out that male contraceptive pills will not be as difficult to reverse as vasectomy. As long as the pills are stopped for a few weeks, reproductive ability can be restored. "Contraception will be up to men in the future!" Hahaha.
【Types of Male Contraceptive Pills】
(1) Male Contraceptive Pill 1: Androgens
The use of androgens (intramuscular injection of testosterone propionate) for 60 days can shrink the testes and stop sperm production. After stopping the medication for 5 months, testicular function rebounds, and a large amount of sperm can be produced. Therefore, it can be used as an early contraceptive pill and can also be used to treat oligospermia after stopping the medication.
(2) Male Contraceptive Pill 2: Gossypol
In 1957, China first reported that the effective ingredient in crude cottonseed oil was gossypol, which caused male infertility when consumed. Fourteen provinces and cities in China have successively studied the contraceptive effects, target cells, mechanisms, pharmacology, toxicity, and other aspects of gossypol, and found that the main target cells for gossypol's contraceptive effect are the testicular germ cells.
Therefore, it can block the production of sperm, which has attracted high attention from countries around the world. After long-term observation, it was found that gossypol causes hypokalemic myopathy after taking it, and fertility is difficult to restore after stopping the medication, so further research is needed.
【It Won't Cause Impotence】
The side effects of male contraceptive pills should be minimal, at most causing a slight increase in body weight. Experts point out that another advantage of male contraceptive pills is that they are not as difficult to reverse as vasectomy. Men only need to stop taking the pills for sixteen weeks to restore reproductive ability.
Therefore, in general, men taking contraceptive pills will not cause impotence. However, special cases cannot be ruled out, but patients must first check whether impotence is caused by taking contraceptive pills.
Impotence and erectile dysfunction can be classified into psychological and organic causes. Organic causes account for 50% of erectile dysfunction cases and mainly include vascular, neurological, endocrine, diabetes-related, and fibrosis of the penis corpus cavernosum. The severity of erectile dysfunction can be classified into mild, moderate, and severe, with severe erectile dysfunction referring to the inability to complete satisfactory sexual intercourse for most of the time over a long period.
Based on the above explanation, we know that men taking female contraceptive pills will not cause impotence. However, it is important to note that all medications have risks, and it is better to avoid taking drugs if possible. To prevent impotence, men should exercise and keep their bodies healthy. Only with a healthy body can a family be harmonious and life be fulfilling.
