Magic microchip = super-eco contraception

May 29, 2008 · Print This Article

If you’ve ever worried about the environmental impact of all those discarded latex condoms, that might be the super-futuristic invention for you! Australian scientists have apparently figured out how to insert a microchip in the vas deferens (that’s the part of the male equipment that delivers semen - it’s plus the tube that gets snipped when a guy gets a vasectomy).

When the man is about to have sex, and doesn’t want procreation to outcome, he can press “pause” on a device that sends RF waves to

his intimate microchip. The chip translates the waves into acoustic waves, which thereupon cause the chip to expand, blocking sperm from passing through the vas deferens. When the man wants to switch back to having possibly reproductive sex, no return visit to the doc is essential - he just presses the reverse operate button, and the chip contracts, allowing sperm to pass.

I’m not certain whether I quite trust that technology yet, but I certain hope they perfect it soon.

Via Ecogeek

[Source] Rebecca Onion

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