Inducing temporary azoospermia, a condition where there are no measurable levels of sperm in a man’s semen, is something for which a lot of couples would willingly pay a lot of money.
To have the freedom to make love without fear of pregnancy but know that they could still have a baby as and when they wanted to try? Natural contraceptives for the perfect world!
And, for those of us who grew up with polyester, who would have thought that the answer lay right under our noses.
I read today that scientists have conducted an experiment where a group of men with normal sperm counts wore a scrotal sling made of polyester for a two week period. “Apparently, the electrostatic field effect and the disordered thermoregulatory effect of the polyester sling produced azoospermia” but this was only whilst they continued to wear the sling.
Within a couple of months of the end of the experiment, all the men’s sperm levels had returned to normal and those who then went on to try for a baby were successful.
It sounds like the answer to a lot of women’s prayers, although, according to one of the commenters, the study was carried out in Egypt, where temperatures are naturally hotter so some doubt has been cast upon the effectiveness of this type of natural contraceptives in colder Northern climes.
Mind you, do we really want our men running around permanently wearing polyester underpants?
Bleh. I hated Polyester 30 years ago. :-) Thankfully I'm snipped, so my fertile days are gone for good.