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Daily Mirror
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Estel Farell-Roig

Birth control tablet for men is in sight 60 years after birth of 'the pill'

A birth control pill for men is in sight, according to a team of American researchers.

The scientists presented a report on a non-hormonal male contraceptive that effectively prevented pregnancy in mice without obvious side effects.

They found that, when given orally to male mice for four weeks, the compound dramatically reduced sperm counts and was 99% effective in preventing pregnancy.

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