For years its seems that women had to do most of the work when it came to contraceptive methods. Well, for all the women out there you will be glad to hear that it may not be all up to you anymore. Of course, nothing beats condoms from the perspective of protecting yourself at all levels, but this may be an eventual alternative for you when you are in a monogamous relationship.

A contraceptive pill for men might one day be possible following the discovery of a genetic fault that leads to male infertility, scientists said.

The faulty gene affects the movement of sperm and means they cannot penetrate the membrane of an egg in order to fertilise it.

Scientists hope that by studying the way the gene works they might be able to overcome infertility in some men as well as design a drug that causes a reversible change in the ability of the sperm to fertilise an egg.