Contraceptive in a cuppa?
Scientists at the University of Western Australia in Perth believe they've discovered a male contraceptive based on traditional Indonesian herbal tea.
Research is continuing to isolate the active ingredient in the tea which is prepared from leaves of the mangosteen fruit tree.
The researchers say the tea has been used for centuries as a contraceptive by some Indonesian women but tests on rats showed that the tea works just as well on the males.
The researchers say it destroys the sperm but has no effect on the sex drive.
When the treatment ended, normal fertility in the male rats returned.
The researchers warn that a commercial drug based on the tea could be at least five years away.
Source BBC News
Research is continuing to isolate the active ingredient in the tea which is prepared from leaves of the mangosteen fruit tree.
The researchers say the tea has been used for centuries as a contraceptive by some Indonesian women but tests on rats showed that the tea works just as well on the males.
The researchers say it destroys the sperm but has no effect on the sex drive.
When the treatment ended, normal fertility in the male rats returned.
The researchers warn that a commercial drug based on the tea could be at least five years away.
Source BBC News
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