Studies on a male birth control pill were stopped because men complained about the same side effects that women regularly ...

A team of scientists' findings could "reshape" infertility treatments and opened the door to safe, non-hormonal male ...

Scientists have been trying to develop a male version of the pill for decades, with a number of frustrating starts and stops along the way. This week, scientists at the annual meeting of the Endocrine ...

Men may soon be able to shoulder the responsibility of birth control. A hormonal birth control gel, which is rubbed on each shoulder blade once daily, shows promising results in a new trial. “The ...

Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular "switch" that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to ...

– In control. For years, advocates of reproductive freedom have been waiting for the arrival of male birth control (besides condoms and vasectomies). New options are finally getting closer to ...

After decades of trying, researchers say they're close to bringing a birth control drug for men to market. The drug, a gel applied to the skin, could be a game changer for men who currently have only ...

In the world of family planning, birth control methods have remained largely the same for men for decades, relying primarily on condoms and vasectomies. Hormonal birth control, shots and pills, on the ...

A contraceptive aimed at males was found to be 99 percent effective in studies when tested on mice, researchers say. The findings, released by the American Chemical Society (ACS) on Wednesday, said ...

When it comes to preventing pregnancy, the burden falls largely on women. But that responsibility could soon shift, according to new research from Columbia University that raises the tantalizing ...

A new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior provides evidence against the idea that hormonal contraceptives ...

Just a few years ago, the new male contraceptive seemed like an inevitable reality. Major pharmaceutical companies like Wyeth, Schering and Organon were pumping millions into hormonal birth-control ...