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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.

3 of 287 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So it's reversable at home? by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Your wife AND your mistress will love you for it!

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  2. Re:Men can control their stuff with a switch by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A less than perfect track record, you say? Well, then it MUST be completely worthless! Just like all other forms of birth control!

    No, I'm saying that if the switch is on or off depending on various rubbing of your nuts ... unless there's a blinking light or some other cue to let you know the state it's in, there's a very good chance that at any given point it may not be in the same state you thought it was.

    So, if before and after coitus you can check that it was blinking, and know it didn't change (not sure how) .. great, run wild. You can selectively inseminate.

    But if you can't tell, it doesn't serve much purpose.

    I guess you count have it emit a loud beep when it switched state. Otherwise it's just Schoedinger's nuts. ;-)

    I have no idea if this is meant to be "I can knock up with wife but not the mistress", or you must book several months in advance to have the doctor flip the switch on your balls.

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  3. Re:Just skip it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sex is not necessary. To overcome the desire, just masturbate.

    If you think masturbating in any obviates the desire for sex, you've clearly had some pretty shitty sex in your time.