Now Contraceptive Pills for Men has Discovered, 99 percent effective!
Scientists from the University of Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia finding the contraceptive pill for men. Pills are made from willow (Gandarusa) plant is said to be 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy.
Professor Bambang Prajogo from Airlangga University began to examine the efficacy of willow plants since 1985. At that time, he heard the herbal efficacy in preventing pregnancy. Since 30 years ago, he was examined, isolating the active ingredient, and the herbal pack in tablet form. Later, he was to conduct clinical trials to prove the effect of anti-pregnancy.
According to Bambang, the active ingredient in willow interfere three key enzyme in sperm and weaken them so that the sperm are unable to penetrate the egg at fertilization. However, the pill does not interfere with the quantity or quality of sperm produced as pills that only about a third of the enzyme.
Currently, he is still doing research on appropriate dosing. He hopes to get a formula that allows male oral contraceptive pill an hour before having sex so as not to cause pregnancy.
In some clinical trials, which includes the largest study of 350 men, the contraceptive pill proven 99 percent effective. Clinical trials have also found fertile men can come back in just a month after taking the pill. The side effects, men gain weight because of the pill.
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In one study participants were found to increase in the two enzymes that cause heart and liver functions were bad. However, it is not clearly known whether this is due to both contraceptive pill or other health problems.
However, overall, Bambang did not find any other side effects. "There is no other side effects that rival the female hormone-based contraceptive pills," he said. Contraceptive pill has been associated with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and blood clots, also bleeding and nausea.
The biggest hurdle male contraceptive pill is actually coming from the women. Women tend not to trust their partner to take pills like this.
In a 2011 survey conducted Anglia Ruskin University found half of women do not want to rely on a male contraceptive pill. The reason, they do not trust your partner to eat them.
Currently, Indonesia Drugs Authority Department requires a greater test to verify this discovery. The tests are necessary in order pills can also be marketed to Europe and the United States.
Global pharmaceutical companies are reported to have shown interest in the discovery of these pills. Bambang said that he had rejected an offer trillions of global pharmaceutical companies who want to buy patents owned research by the Airlangga University.
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