Hormone strategy eyed for male contraceptive
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NEW YORK  - An effective hormonal contraceptive for men may be on the horizon, a new study suggests.
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It&#39;s been decades since scientists formed the belief that testosterone therapy could spur increased sexual desire in women. Now researchers think they have a reliable way to deliver the testosterone
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Scientists successfully inject male monkeys with a protein that renders the chimps temporarily infertile. The research may provide a new birth-control option for men in the next decade.
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The oral contraceptive pill may protect women from heart disease and some cancers, scientists suggest.
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New research suggests that two  months of "androgen deprivation" therapy, which reduces levels  of the androgen, a male hormone, can help slow the growth of  locally advanced prostate cancer when given before and during  radiotherapy. Plus, the short course of androgen deprivation  therapy does not increase the risk of death from cardiovascular  disease, which had been a concern.
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A small pilot study shows that  gene therapy might help men with erectile dysfunction.
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They report that they injected nine male macaque monkeys with Eppin, a protein from the testes. Seven became infertile, and of these five became fertile again when the treatment stopped.
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NEW YORK  - Being either too thin or too  heavy may lower a man's sperm count, in some cases enough to  impair fertility, researchers report.
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The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise &#151; a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
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Study bolsters theory about interference with production of key hormone.
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Research from Australia in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1513) suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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A spray has been shown to boost sex drive in women with a low libido due to hormone problems.
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The drug toremifene, used to treat breast cancer in women, has been found to also reduce the incidence of prostate cancer in men at risk for the disease.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- The use of a testosterone gel in combination with an erection pill may help men with sexual dysfunction who don't respond to an erection pill alone, new research says.
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The Pill, can reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease, a new study finds. Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit used information from 162,000 women in the most comprehensive study on long term contraception.
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BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with the diabetes  drug rosiglitazone, which is marketed under the trade name  Avandia, can restore ovulation in obese women with polycystic  ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disease involving high levels of male  hormones resulting in fertility and menstrual problems, new  research shows.