Patient's question:
Hello:I would like to ask about birth control pills. Most people know that if a couple wants to avoid pregnancy, it is usually the woman who takes the pill, or the man wears a condom. I want to know if birth control pills can only be taken by women and not men? Can men take them? Do they not work for men if they take them? Can men really take birth control pills? Is there a difference between men and women taking them? Do they achieve the same effect in preventing pregnancy? Are there separate birth control pills for men and women, or are they the same? Please reply as soon as possible. Thank you!!!
Doctor's answer:
Hello: The function of the drug, also known as its efficacy, is specifically targeted at women. It is not like other medications that anyone can take! You should understand this principle! And I hope you can understand it as well!Meanwhile, male contraception and male reproductive medicine are currently receiving significant attention. Experts have conducted experiments on monkeys and long-term tracking studies on volunteers, confirming that testosterone enanthate is an ideal component for male contraceptive agents. Administering testosterone enanthate through injection, combined with a nurturing method, achieves effective contraception. This method of contraception is particularly suitable for Asian men.
Testosterone enanthate is a hormone ester that inhibits the pituitary gland, promoting the release of gonadotropin, which in turn reduces the secretion of endogenous testosterone by Leydig cells in the testes. This ultimately blocks spermatogenesis. The Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered during experiments on monkeys that weekly injections of testosterone enanthate led to the apoptosis of sperm cells after one week, with apoptosis reaching its peak by the fifth week.