Yeninko of the Umlaut

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Finally, non-barrier male contraception?

CTV.ca News Staff

An injection for men appears to be just as effective at preventing pregnancy as the birth control pill, finds new research that could revolutionize contraception.

In testing in China, only one man in 100 fathered a child while on the injections, the study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reports.

The contraceptive is a form of testosterone that is injected into the buttocks once a month. It works by temporarily blocking sperm production.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Bois who like Grrls who like...

The Gender Genie allows you to plug in text and lets you know (within parameters) if the author was male or female.

This can be of use when you guys/gals are chatting online with that seemingly smoking man/woman who is sending you all those pictures of his/her-self. Because as we have learned, things are rarely what they seem on the internet.

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