Using commercially-available ultrasound technology, scientists have successfully reduced sperm count in rats to a level that would cause infertility in men. Researchers managed to reduce motile sperm ...

Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in ...

A team of scientists at the University of North Carolina have found a novel way to cut sperm counts to levels that would make men infertile. Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of ...

Condoms aren’t foolproof, and vasectomies may be too much so. Now researchers say they’re working on another contraceptive option for men that offers them more flexibility and control over their ...

(HealthDay News) – A commercially available therapeutic ultrasound generator and transducer can reduce sperm counts in male rats to levels which would result in infertility in humans, according to a ...

A blast of ultrasound could work as a reversible contraceptive for men, according to scientists, The Times reported Thursday. If preliminary results are confirmed, applying therapeutic ultrasound to ...

The future of male birth control may lie in ultrasound. Zapping testicles with the high frequency sound waves effectively kills sperm, according to a new study from researchers at the University of ...

Among the 78 research projects to receive $100,000 grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation earlier this week as part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, is an effort by ...

The testis is composed of many tubes called "seminiferous tubules." The seminiferous tubule on the left is from a testis that was not treated with ultrasound while the tubule on the right is from a ...

CHICAGO – Mammography should remain the primary diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer in symptomatic male patients, and there was no added value to incorporating ultrasound as part of the ...