Although various contraceptive methods and medications have been devised so far,there is no ideal male contraceptive agent,free from side effects and without adverse effects on secondary sexual  characterestics and sexual behaviour.in this study the antifertility effects of furazolidone on the process of spermatogenesis in adelt male rats have been evaluated.the results indicate that this drug ...

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. Syn.-S. aegyptiaca Pers. (Hindi-Jaint, Jayanti; Englishcommon sesban, Aegyptian Rattle pod) belonging to family-leguminoceae, is a soft wooded, fast growing, short lived shrub,1.8-6 m. high found cultivated throughout the plains of India up to an altitude of 1200 m. and has been reported by Saha[17] et al., 1961; Chaudhury[5], 1966 and Malhi & Trivedi[11], 1972. Bhadu...

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Presidency College, 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal, India. Ph: +919903214237; e-mail: [email protected] Retired Reader and HOD, Department of Botany, Charuchandra College, Kolkata ABSTRACT Aristolochia tagala is a traditionally important and rare medicinal plant used in fever, stomachache, bilious disorders, swollen limbs, infan...

Antisperm antibodies (ASA) occur in men and women and may significantly impair fertility. The identification of functionally rele­ vant antigens of ASA is important for establishing causal treatment options on the one hand and may, on the other hand, enhance the de­ velopment of tools for immunocon­ traception. One candidate protein is addressed in an article of Wang et al. [1] published in Asi...

Petroleum ether extract of seeds of Cassia fistula was screened for the antifertility activity in proven fertile female albino rats at the doses 100, 200 and 500mg/kg b.wt./day. Oral administration of the extract to mated female rats on days 1-5 of pregnancy resulted in a decline in the fertility index, numbers of uterine implants and live fetuses in a dose dependent manner as was confirmed by ...

The crude methanol extract of the stem wood of Quassia amara. L. (A-1) significantly caused a reduction in the weight of the testis, epididymis and seminal vesicle, but an increase in that of the anterior pituitary gland. Epididymal sperm counts, serum levels of testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were significantly reduced when the rats were treated wi...

Acetone extract of Stem of Ocimum gratissimum was screened for the antifertility activity in proven fertile female albino rats at the doses 100, 200 and 500 mg/kg b.wt./day. Oral administration of the extract to mated female rats on days 1-5 of pregnancy resulted in a decline in the fertility index, numbers of uterine implants and live fetuses in a dose dependent manner as was confirmed by lapa...