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Disarming Iraq
Dr. Hans Blix
Chairman,
Commission on Weapons
of Mass Destruction
Friday, April 23, 2004
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WILEY
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By Malcom Ritter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
More than 40 years after The Pill hit the
market for women, scientists are still trying
to come up with a version for men.
“Why?” some women might ask. Men
don’t get pregnant.
Men do account for nearly a third of all
contraceptive use in the United States and
worldwide. And right now, they’re basically
limited to condoms and vasectomies.
So experts see a market for a male Pill,
even if it’s not actually a pill, and some large
studies to develop one are in progress. In
China, hundreds of men are getting injec
tions once a month. In Europe, more than
300 men are signing up to get 2-inch rods
implanted in their arms and take injections
every three months.
The research quest is hardly new hut it
could get its own shot in the arm later this
year. The federal government plans to gath
er researchers, representatives of drug com
panies and federal regulators to figure out
where the research should be going.
“We’re pushing to move it forward,” said
Robert Spirtas, chief of the contraception
and reproductive health branch of the
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD).
New contraceptives for men would be
welcome, experts say.
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Houston and Austin, the Bryan-College
Station are has a lot to offer. Wood said.
“We have two well-run cities, the pres
ence of Texas A&M University, a good
school district, a low unemployment rate and
continuing job growth,” he said.
Wood said the Bryan-College Station has
been ranked highly several times in the past.
The area was ranked No. 1 by Southern
Business and Development in the category
“Top Southern Metro Business Climates
Regardless of Size,” and was No. 1 in the
“Small Markets" category.
“The more options that are available, the
more likely a couple will find an option that
fits very neatly into their particular
lifestyle,” said Dr. Vanessa Cullins, vice
president for medical affairs of the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America.
The focus for developing contraceptives
has been on women for some time, she noted,
but “men are partners in heterosexual sexual
activity, and in heterosexual attempts to pre
vent pregnancy. So it’s only right that there be
more options that men can consider.”
"The shocker for most people is that men
are interested in contraception, are actually
using a lot of contraception," said researcher
Dr. John Amory of the University ot
Washington in Seattle.
Noting that men provide nearly a third of
all contraceptive use despite “pretty limited
options," Amory said, “I think there’s a
market there.”
Besides condoms and vasectomy, men
recently gained another contraceptive
option: the “Vasclip,” a device about the
size of a grain of rice that a physician can
install in the testes to block the flow of
sperm. It’s considered permanent. Of
course, there is also abstinence.
Researchers generally envision a male
version of The Pill being used by men in
committed relationships. Other couples
should be using a condom anyway to prevent
sexually transmitted diseases, the experts say.
Southern Business & Development
ranked Bryan-College Station No. 1 in the
category "Top Southern Metro Business
Climates Regardless of Size.” It also ranks
No. 1 in the "Small Markets” category, areas
with populations less than 200.000.
Business Week listed Bry an-College Station
as one of 12 “Pockets of Prosperity.”
College Station was ranked ninth by
Men's Journal in the 50 Best Places to live.
WckxI said.
Roland Mower, president and CEO of the
Research Valley Partnership, said
Bryan-College Station was ranked 14th.
one place behind communities that make up
the “research triangle" in North Carolina.
"This kind of publicity can only enhance
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