Birth control: US scientists develop world’s 1st male contraceptive pill

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• deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  An exciting development, but the drug affects the body’s use of Vitamin A so I think they need more studies looking for non-reproductive side effects.

  Night blindness and immune dysfunction are associated with vitamin A deficiency.

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  • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’m not an expert, but looking at the research paper this is just blocking one one particular vitamin a receptor, so most functions of vitamin A would not be affected. Once concern is that this particular receptor (RAR-alpha) is partially responsible for neutrophil production, although they didn’t notice any changes in animal tests, possibly because those receptors are tucked away inside your bone marrow. Still could be a concern with long term use though…

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    • deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I suppose the longer term human studies will show if it decreases white blood cell count.

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  • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yeah, had to go look at another article on this, but indeed it works by blocking the absorption of Vitamin A. That… doesn’t sound good.

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The question is what are the side effects

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• selkiesidhe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Soon to be banned because bIrTh CoNTroL bAD

  This would also fall under gender affirming care but since it would be for men then maybe the fascists would be okay with it…

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Banned for some mandated for others

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    • kerchow@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Lmao

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• Photuris@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Vasalgel is a better, proven, effective, safe, and easily reversible option.

  Why hasn’t it been approved yet?

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  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Easier to get guys to take a pill than agree to a needle to the ballsack.

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    • zonnewin@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Even so, there is a lot of interest in vasalgel. That’s not what’s holding it up.

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    • massacre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      … there it is

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  • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    As a longtime donor of the project, last I checked there were still concerns about the reversability of the project.

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  • Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Abstinence is another easy and free solution but it also hasn’t been approved yet I guess.

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    • rami@ani.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      could you explain to me why a communist is advocating for abstinence?

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• Philo_and_sophy@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Even if this did work, there isn’t a woman on this planet who would trust a man to be diligent enough in their usage to prevent her pregnancy

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• allywilson@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Title is blatantly wrong.

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  • Tim_Bisley@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How so?

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    • allywilson@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Birth control: US scientists develop world’s 1st male contraceptive pill

      There’s nothing world 1st about this.

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• daddakamabb@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hormone-free? Fuck this shit. We have only one hormonal free birth control. But they get a pill?

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• buh@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That already exists and it’s called infowars brain force alex-supplements

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