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Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while

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Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while

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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year ago
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A non-hormonal, reversible and non-toxic male birth control could be a step closer, with scientists successfully targeting a protein that's crucial in making fertile sperm. Knocking this protein out for a period of time would give men control over their protection window, much like oral…
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    Written by someone who has never had to pay child support.

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      Yeah zero psychological risk is a bit of an overstatement. Zero physical maybe, but there’s definitely psychological risks, and I’m not even thinking about child support

      Edit: I can’t read, it says physiological and I’m just deficient in the reading

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        They said Physiological not Psychological. There’s a considerable difference between those two words.

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          My bad, I can’t read 🤦

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          The letters I and C?

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            I meant their meanings, rather than their spellings lol.

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        Have you ever had a toddler hit you over the head with a plastic bat? There IS physical risk in raising a child.

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        Upvoting the edit

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