Birth Control pills for Men
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Until now, only birth control pills were limited to women. With advancement in medical science, scientists have come out with birth control pills for men for the first time. Though the research is still in developmental stage, we can expect the birth control pills for men to be available in medical outlets two years from now. Shockingly, a poison has come to the rescue.
Tribal communities living in the deep jungles of the African continent hunt animals for their living. They usually hunt animals with the bow and a ‘poisonous’ tipped-arrow. The poison compound is known as Ouabain and is found in two plants in the African continent. One of the plants is Acokanthera Schimperi, and the other is Strophanthus Gratus. This extract is poisonous in nature and can kill the wounded animal in a short span.
The extract can be obtained from stems, seeds, leaves and roots of these plants. Ouabain blocked calcium and sodium ions, moving through a Na, K-ATPases membrane protein after it was tested on rats.
Ouabain could be a key ingredient in male contraceptives, given its nature of attacking proteins. Given the fact that, proteins are essential for sperm fertility, Ouabain can come in handy. The poison is also found in mammals but in low doses.
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