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| November 11, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: RANDOLPH E. SCHMID

The options for male contraception have been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise _ a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.

The method worked in experiments on male monkeys, most of which regained their fertility when the treatments were stopped, researchers report in Thursday's issue of the journal Science.

"Immunocontraception for males is a possibility and hopefully will be developed for human use over the next several years," said Dr. Michael O'Rand of the University of North…

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