Now, plant based contraceptive pill for men that is 99 percent efficient
It is said to weaken enzymes in sperm so a woman can't get pregnant
London: Scientists have developed a new contraceptive pill for men which is made from a plant.
The pill is 99 percent effective and it is said to weaken enzymes in sperm so a woman can't get pregnant, the Daily Star reported.
The pill is developed from a gendarussa plant, which is an Indonesian shrub, and has been used by tribesmen on the island of Papua for years to prevent their wives from getting pregnant.
Professor Bambang Prajogo, of Airlangga University brought the gendarussa plant to his lab to study in 1985 in order to develop the pill.
According to the research, it was also found that male fertility would return back to normal within a month of taking the pill.
The only side effect experienced by some men was weight gain whilst on the pill.