Reversible Male Contraception With Gold Nanorods 160
MTorrice writes "Men's options for birth control have significant downsides: Condoms are not as effective as hormonal methods for women, and vasectomies require surgery and are irreversible. Doctors and scientists have for decades searched for more effective and desirable male contraception techniques. Researchers in China now propose a nonsurgical, reversible, and low-cost method. They show that infrared laser light heats up gold nanorods injected into mice testes, leading to reduced fertility (abstract) in the animals."
Balls of gold! (Score:2, Funny)
Finally! I don't have to trust that ding-bat I picked up to remember to take her pill!
Gold nanorods in my balls? (Score:4, Funny)
Gives a whole new meaning to the term "money shot"...
Re:My penis is a gold nano rod (Score:3, Funny)
Did you hear about the birth control pill for men?
A man puts it in his shoe and it makes him limp.
Re:Balls of gold! (Score:2, Funny)
"My nuts are made of GOOOOOOLD! Isn't that weird?"
Re:key word (Score:2, Funny)
leading to reduced fertility
In men, you have to stop 100% of trillions. It's basically impossible.
Did anyone else just hear Carl Sagan, one hand on his crotch, saying 'Trillions and TRILLIONS..."
Re:Vasectomies aren't reversible? (Score:2, Funny)