Experiment 1088346

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationLIU,GZ:. (1982). RESEARCH ON CONTRACEPTION FOR MEN.. 3(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA REVIEW OF METHODS FOR MALE CONTRACEPTION USED IN CHINA,INCLUDING THE USE OF GOSSYPOL. FROM 1972 GOSSYPOL HAS BEEN TESTED IN MORE THAN 9,000 VOLUNTEERS.CLINICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES ITS EFFICACY AS 99%.IT IS A RELATIVELY SAFE DRUG. THE MAIN SIDE-EFFECTS INCLUDE FATIGUE, DECREASED LIBIDO,GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT,HYPOKALEMIA AND FAILURE OF SPERM RECOVERY AFTER CESSATION OF GOSSYPOL USE IN A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF CASES.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderMALE