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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science Correspondent

Male contraceptive taken shortly before sex shows promise, say scientists

Prototype male contraceptive pills
Researchers say there is a long way to go before men have access to the drug as a pill. Photograph: Science & Society Picture Librar/SSPL/Getty Images

When it comes to contraception, men may finally have a greater choice than a condom or vasectomy, with a study in mice released this week suggesting it may be possible to develop a pill that could be taken shortly before sex.

With what some have described as a “global epidemic” of unplanned pregnancies, and surveys suggesting many men hold positive views about a potential “male pill”, it seems to be fertile ground.

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