TED演讲:男性避孕药会如何起效(3)

Men make a thousand sperm every second and to have an effective contraceptive, 每秒中,男性可生产出一千个精子,所以有效的避孕药 you need to get that level of sperm production down to one percent of its normal value. 必须把这个精子生产率降到正常值的1%。 The good news is, this is possible, almost. 好消息是,这是可以做到的,几乎可以。 The most studied approach has been to use h...

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TED演讲:男性避孕药会如何起效(4)

Obviously, the impact of such a male contraceptive would go well beyond reproductive biology. 当然了,这样的男性避孕药影响的肯定不只是生殖生物学。 It's interesting to speculate about the effect that it would have on relationships between men and women. 它会如何影响男性与女性的关系也是个有意思的题目。 One intriguing possibility is that a man could monitor his contraceptiv...

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TED演讲:男性避孕药会如何起效(2)

One approach that's finally becoming a real possibility is better contraceptive options for men. Think about it. 一种即将成为现实的办法是针对男性的更好的避孕措施。想想吧。 We have over a dozen methods of contraception for women: pills, patches, IUDs, shots, sponges, rings, etc. 我们有数十种女性避孕手段:避孕药、避孕贴、节育环、避孕针、避孕海绵、阴道环等等。 For men, we&#...

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TED演讲:男性避孕药会如何起效(1)

When I tell people that I'm trying to develop a contraceptive pill for men, 当我跟别人说我正在尝试研发男性避孕药时, the response usually varies along gender lines. 对方的反应一般取决于性别。 Women say something like, "Fantastic. It's about time. When?" 女性会说,“太好了,是时候了。什么时候(能研制出来)啊?” Men have one of two responses. 男性一般会有两种...

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