work: It is now investing in research into a male pill, after global studies showing men in many countries would be willing to use it if there were one, according to The Guardian. Researchers at Dundee University have been given 929,585 728,311 over two years for work at their National Phenotypic Screening Centre. Male pill could be on horizon as trials yield positive results Read more The money comes from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been crusading on family planning for many years, with initiatives to help more women in developing countries access the contraception they want to control the size of their family. They are seeking existing drugs or chemical compounds that can interfere with certain sperm behaviours phenotypes essential for fertility. Our screening efforts so far have shown such drugs exist. Dr Paul Andrews, the director of operations, said Firstly, their ability to swim up the female reproductive tract and, secondly, a cellular process in the head of the sperm which must happen for the cell to progress towards the egg.
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