A male contraceptive injection can be available within 5 years

After more than two decades of attempts to develop a safe male contraceptive, the goal now seems attainable. Spermatogenesis, which is dependent on endogenous testosterone production in the testes, may be controlled by such exogenous steroid hormones as testosterone, gestagens, or combinations of them. The recent development of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists has provided an added means of depressing testosterone production. Other targets for interference with male fertility are the germinal epithelium (e.g. using the cottonseed oil product, Gossypol, or Triptyrigeum Wilfordii extract), or the maturing sperm in the epididymis (using immunoactive substances).

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

Enthalten in:

Lakartidningen - 96(1999), 38 vom: 22. Sept., Seite 4039-44

Sprache:

Schwedisch

Weiterer Titel:

P-spruta för män kan vara i bruk inom fem år

Beteiligte Personen:

Gottlieb, C [VerfasserIn]
Aanesen, A [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

33515-09-2
Androgens
Contraceptive Agents, Male
Drug Combinations
English Abstract
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Journal Article
Progestins
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.10.1999

Date Revised 15.11.2006

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM104570997