Scientists in Mexico Busy on a New Birth Control Method for Men Manuel Rueda - ABC-Univision
go to original June 5, 2013

Condoms hanging on pegs from line in this artsy shot by photographer Keith Brofsky. Scientists in Mexico are working on a new contraceptive that may give men other options, when it comes to birth control. (Keith Brofsky/Getty Images)

A group of scientists in Mexico is busy at work on a new birth control method for men that doesn't involve using hormones or sterilization.

It's not yet clear whether this new method would be a pill, cough syrup, injection, or something altogether different. But its developers have promised two things: The new contraceptive will have no major side effects and will only temporarily suspend a man's fertility.

If it works, the new method would offer an alternative to hormone-based male contraceptives with familiar side effects like wild mood swings, acne, and loss of sexual appetite. It might also mean that men could take a greater role in birth control responsibilities, which often fall primarily on women.

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