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My family is very well off, and I don't want my son to have to pay child support for 18 years and ruin his life. So, I insisted that he started taking testosterone.
But... I ran across this study, any idea why it's less effective in white men?
Lead researcher Yi-Gun Gu, MD, of Beijing's National Research Institute for Family Planning tells WebMD that while the contraceptive was found to be highly effective in the study, TU alone is not likely to be used in non-Asian populations.
Asian men seem to respond well to testosterone as a form of contraception, while studies in white men have shown it to be much less effective.
The reasons for this are not clear, but Gu tells WebMD that any hormonal birth control developed for non-Asian men is likely to include another hormone -- progestin.
Studies have shown the testosterone-progestin combination to be very effective in suppressing fertility in white men.
The Chinese men in Gu's study took monthly injections of 500 milligrams of TU in tea seed oil for 30 months. This formula is not available in the U.S. and is indicated to treat low testosterone levels with injections typically given every three months.
Over the course of the trial, nine pregnancies occurred in the partners of 1,045 study participants, or roughly one pregnancy for every 100 men.
But... I ran across this study, any idea why it's less effective in white men?
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Lead researcher Yi-Gun Gu, MD, of Beijing's National Research Institute for Family Planning tells WebMD that while the contraceptive was found to be highly effective in the study, TU alone is not likely to be used in non-Asian populations.
Asian men seem to respond well to testosterone as a form of contraception, while studies in white men have shown it to be much less effective.
The reasons for this are not clear, but Gu tells WebMD that any hormonal birth control developed for non-Asian men is likely to include another hormone -- progestin.
Studies have shown the testosterone-progestin combination to be very effective in suppressing fertility in white men.
The Chinese men in Gu's study took monthly injections of 500 milligrams of TU in tea seed oil for 30 months. This formula is not available in the U.S. and is indicated to treat low testosterone levels with injections typically given every three months.
Over the course of the trial, nine pregnancies occurred in the partners of 1,045 study participants, or roughly one pregnancy for every 100 men.