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Some previous options for male birth control, like the herb gossypol, tested in the 1970s, effectively lowered sperm counts, but proved to permanently affect sperm production in some men.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2017
It was previously referred to in print as gossypol.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2018
But because of the gossypol, cottonseed itself hasn’t been a source of human food.
—Rachel Sugar, Vox, 19 Oct. 2018
Coutinho’s research into gossypol, which spanned more than three decades, was dismissed far more often than it was embraced.
—Kate Morgan, The Cut, 3 Apr. 2018
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2017
It was previously referred to in print as gossypol.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2018
But because of the gossypol, cottonseed itself hasn’t been a source of human food.
—Rachel Sugar, Vox, 19 Oct. 2018
Coutinho’s research into gossypol, which spanned more than three decades, was dismissed far more often than it was embraced.
—Kate Morgan, The Cut, 3 Apr. 2018
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“Gossypol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossypol. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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gossypol
noun
gos·sy·pol
ˈgäs-ə-ˌpȯl 
-ˌpōl
-ˌpōl
: a phenolic pigment C30H30O8 in cottonseed that is toxic to some animals
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