Gates Backs Ultrasounding Testes as Birth Control
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina a grant of $100,000 for developing a new method of male contraception.
Doctors have been searching for alternative methods of male contraception for a long time and now Bill Gates is joining the search. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just given a grant of $100,000 to a team of researchers who think ultrasound could be viable option.
The BBC reports that scientists at the University of North Carolina believe a blast of ultrasound to the testes can stop sperm production temporarily. Once the testis stop producing sperm and all reserves have been depleted, the subject would be infertile for six months.
"We think this could provide men with up to six months of reliable, low-cost, non-hormonal contraception from a single round of treatment," said Lead researcher Dr. James Tsuruta.
According to the BBC, the money provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will mean the team at University of North Carolina can push ahead with clinical trials.
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Does anyone here really have to elaborate as to why this would potentially be a bad idea...?
Some research on rock musician fertility rates would be interesting.
Blast and testes should not be used in the same sentence
hmm I'm hoping there will be window compatible USB device to do such thing, other wise "swift kick to the ***** " could be much cheaper
Bill Gates is a eugenicist. This proves it right here.
Easy. Grab two cell phones, sit a few feet apart, and text your night away. Nothing says 'contraception' than phonesex + a healthy dose of wireless radiation.
"and all reserves have been depleted"
Sorry, but I lol'ed at that.
This just seems like there could be too many things that could go wrong here. Someone blasts your testicles with an ultrasound and then they are "temporarily" broken? I would definitely be afraid of permanent damage.
Sounds awful. Probably isnt though. Fact is, men have almost no options in this arena of birth control. A 3rd option isnt going to be a bad thing even if it does involve "blast" and "testes" in the same sentence.
I am not fond of eugenics when the pseudoscience is in the hands of an elitist like Bill Gates and those associated with him. Sure the world has more than its fair share of problems but sterilizing people isn't the answer.
Bill Gates is a eugenicist. This proves it right here.
What do you think "Genetic Counseling" is? Stop connecting 'eugenics' with Hitler. It doesn't automatically mean killing people. There's no more natural selection for us, so we have to police our own genes. How in the world is that a bad thing? Apologies if that's not what you meant, but I get irritated how common such sentiments are.
As for this... Well, I'm a male, and I'm totally for male contraceptives, but... This sounds kind of scary. Will be interesting to see how it works out.
Furthermore (Why does Tom's Hardware but not Tom's Guide have edit, at least that I can find?), this is not eugenics. This is contraceptives. NOT the same thing. Are we reading the same article?
I hope this works. No more women "accidentally" forgetting to take their pills.
+1000 interwebs to the first guy who goes through with this.
The amount of tinfoil hattery in some of these responses in mind boggling. I nearly spewed my dew when i read someone accuse bill gates of being a eugenicist and this being his maniacal cauldron pot stirring attempt at it.
Many of you commenting here apparently have either never read about the population problems in poorer countries, disease spread through birth, no birth control because of relatively high cost in 3rd world countries, etc. etc.
Even for me, a healthy adult male living in a quite well-to-do area of California, could see myself benefit from this. I personally don't want kids for at least a few years, and I can't always rely on the partner to have the birth control. And, yes, I hate condoms.
I think only the religious nuts and the sexually naive would be against this.
I am not fond of eugenics when the pseudoscience is in the hands of an elitist like Bill Gates and those associated with him. Sure the world has more than its fair share of problems but sterilizing people isn't the answer.
Amazing. You obviously have no idea how much good the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has done to improve the world. Might wanna read something other than Tom's once in a while, and perhaps make an informed comment.
And Gates makes the perfect poster boy for male contraception.
Imagine the commercial potential of this technology. In the near future, men can go to a "balls blaster" pallor to buy peace of mind for, according to the article, up to six months. It's going to be a cottage industry.
Then again, there is this scenario: "Ops! One of the techs turned the dial up too high. Sor..ry! It's on the house."
I have the perfect idea. Simply have a device that plugs into the male urethra canal. Problem solved. Please make sure you write my name correctly on the check please.
Or you know you could just use a condom.....
Here's one for you. Pull out. If that doesn't work, enjoy fatherhood. God loves you.
This device really makes a lot of sense. Anyone that subjects themselves to this is probably so stupid, it's not a bad thing if they never recover their fertility. They don't have enough gray matter that they should be breeding anyway.
It's a pity they can't rig television sets to do this. You know, sterilize the dolts that watch shows like "Dancing with the Star" and "American Idol". It would cause some short term problems, but, in the long term, would be a real shot in the arm for evolution.
"Scotty I phasers we're shooting blanks!!"
"But Captain all reserves have been depleted"
"Damn!"
"yes mr doctor. please blast my buts with ultrasonic waves so they stop working for a few months."
My buddy did the same thing. He just simply punched me in the balls while i was looking up
GF "I love you baby."
ME "I love you too snookems. Now lets get it on!"
GF removes boxers..
GF "OMG what happened to your left testicle!?!"
ME "Oh I lost it during the Gates Foundation vs. Mens right to their Tesiticle war of 2014."
GF "That sucks."
ME "No it blew.. seriously."
An ultrasonic blast in the groin? OUCH!
Doesn't stop STDs (at all)
May, after an ultrasonic blast in the spinal cord, a man will lose his sex hunger?
Don't cum in her; cum on her.
Don't cum in her; cum on her.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL YOU WIN FOREVER
to gti88
Sex drive would be related to testosterone production. This occurs in the leydig cells of the testes. Leydig cells are found between the seminiferous tubules that produce sperm. The seminiferous tubules are more fragile and likely would be disrupted by the ultrasonic blast. The idea is that the leydig cells are less vulnerable to mechanical vibration due to their structure and would still function normally. Sex drive should not be decreased if this works.
btw I would not do this unless there were many years of research backing it up as safe.