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German Carpenter's Testicluar Valve Could Mean An On/Off Switch For Sperm

Posted by timothy on from the this-one-goes-to-zero dept.

Press2ToContinue writes: A German carpenter has invented a valve which he claims will revolutionize contraception, by allowing a man to turn the flow of sperm from his testicles on and off at the flick of a switch. It (the switch, of course) is nearly an inch long and weighs less than a tenth of an ounce. It is surgically implanted on the vas deferens, the tube that carries sperm from the testicles, in a half-hour operation, and controlled by a switch beneath the skin of the scrotum.

So far Bimek is the only man who has the switches implanted, one for each testicle. I wonder what other switches we will see implanted into humans in the future? I think I'd like a valve for adrenaline control.

6 of 287 comments (clear)

  1. Those crazy Germans by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> A German carpenter has invented a valve that gets implanted in the most delicate part of your body via a surgical operation

    Seems about right to me.

  2. Good idea? by NMBob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Control it from your iPhone and it posts the setting of the switch to your Facebook page. :)

    1. Re:Good idea? by rduncan10 · · Score: 5, Funny

      iBalls

  3. Deja Vu by I_Wrote_This · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember a report about this (or, more likely, something similar) many years (20+) ago. The Brits on the team called it the Stop Cock.

  4. Re:There's still a delay by JudgeFurious · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because some of us aren't hoarding it like that.

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  5. Re:Screw that (pun intended). by tehcyder · · Score: 5, Funny

    it's been a while since I performed a vasectomy

    I hope to God that You Are A Doctor.

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