Article: Local experts tout male birth control

Birth control pills may not be just for women anymore, new research findings show.

A study compiled by two Torrance-area scientists - a married couple who head one of only two government-funded research centers in the United States for male contraceptives - found that hormone pills that block sperm production in men are safe and reversible.

"There is more of an awareness that the responsibility in family planning should be a shared responsibility between two partners," said Dr. Ron Swerdloff, a leading expert on male fertility and health issues at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute.

Swerdloff and his wife, Dr. Christina Wang, co-authored a report that will appear in the May issue ...

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