• Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 4:53pm By Jessica O'Reilly
    New research helps to explain how sperm, who loaf around while in the male reproductive tract, suddenly become ambitious swimmers when they arrive inside of a woman. Though their activity level has long been associated with internal pH, new...
  • Monday, January 11, 2010 - 5:16pm By Jessica O'Reilly
    National Geographic reports on the discovery of a new sex hormone that could potentially lead to the development of a male birth control pill. Though more research is needed, a study published in the online journal, PLoS One, reveals that...
  • Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 9:58am By Jessica O'Reilly
    Researchers at the University of Washington have been working to develop a male contraceptive pill for over thirty years and Seattle Weekly reports that they are approximately five years away from its release. Dr. John Amory and his research team...