Ultrasound Used As Male Contraceptive
Written by Trixie Webb on Friday, May 14th, 2010
Experts in North Carolina started working to see if ultrasound can be used as reversible male contraceptive. They believe that a blast of ultrasound to the testes can safely stop sperm production for six months.
Dr James Tsuruta, lead researcher said that this could provide men with half a year of reliable, cheap, non-hormonal contraception in just a single round of treatment. They aim to use ultrasound as an affordable, long-term, reversible male contraceptive suitable for use in developing to first world countries.
According to the study, once the testis has stopped it production of sperm and all sperm reserves have been depleted, the man will then be temporarily infertile.