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Article: SLUGGISH CALCIUM-MINUS SPERM SHOOT BLANKS MUTATED ION CHANNEL GENE IN MOUSE SPERMATOZOA SEEN AS UNISEX CONTRACEPTIVE IN FOLKS.
- Article from:
- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- October 11, 2001
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In days of old, when knights were bold, those medieval warriors sallied forth to the Crusades, leaving their wives behind. To forfend spousal cheating, they had their brides fitted with chastity belts - metal or leather girdles that prevented intercourse, while permitting micturition. These devices not only preserved feminine virtue, they guaranteed the legitimacy of any potential male heirs.
Contraception has come a long way from such primitive contrivances, but it still leaves a lot to be desired. That desire is more frequently felt by the female sex partner, who pops pills and inserts vaginal barriers, while trusting that her male consort won't omit the ...