Talk:Male oral contraceptive
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Much of this article is original research. I have done my best to reduce the amount of speculation, per Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. Joie de Vivre 16:00, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
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The “male pill” or "man pill" is a colloquial term for a counterpart to the “the Pill” for women, which is a hormonal contraceptive taken daily by the oral (mouth) route of administration. A true male pill, however, will not likely be a hormonal contraceptive. This is because testosterone -- the key hormone required for a male hormonal contraceptive -- has only one orally active formulation, testosterone undecanoate (TU). To maintain sufficient levels of testosterone in the blood, oral TU must be taken twice daily, [1] and even then is not as effective as other testosterone formulations [2].
A true male pill may emerge from other orally active drugs being studied as male contraceptives. There are both plant-based extracts and manufactured drugs under consideration.
Male oral contraceptives are to be distinguished from other non-oral administered forms of experimental contraception, such as the male hormonal contraceptive implant or injection. An implant is a drug-dispensing device placed under the skin. An injection is usually placed intramuscularly using a needle and syringe.
Pills made from Tripterygium have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 1000 years.
The neem tree (Azadirachta indica), common in India, has many medicinal uses. Very small quantities of neem oil have been successfully tested as an alternative to surgical vasectomy.
These and other researchers at universities and large pharmaceutical companies are using high-through-put screening to identify small, easily manufactured drugs which are effective treatments for these targets.
