A couple from Edinburgh are among the first people in the world to use a male hormonal contraceptive.
James Owers, 29, and Diana Bardsley, 27, are part of a University of Edinburgh study involving 450 couples who are relying on a hormone gel as their sole form of contraceptive for the next 12 months.
The gel is a mixture of progesterone and testosterone. The progesterone switches off sperm production in the testes and the testosterone compensates for the drop in testosterone that this causes.
The hope is that couples in long-term relationships could eventually use the gel as an alternative to the female contraceptive pill.
This is simply brilliant if it works as advertised. Being able to bare back in a committed relationship with control as to the chance of conceiving for men is a huge step forwards.
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