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Sperm

Bioscience-Medicine

A new, experimental approach to male birth control immobilizes sperm

Pien Huang

For decades researchers have struggled to find a contraceptive methods for males. A new fast-acting compound shows promise — assuming it turns out to work as well in men as in mice.