A handy gel for safe sex

A CONTRACEPTIVE gel that men rub on their limbs each day is about to be tested.

The hormone-based ointment – called NES/T – halts sperm production after four months. Levels are normal six months after treatment ends.

So far male contraceptives involved a jab at a clinic.

Edinburgh University’s Professor Richard Anderson – leading the trials on 80 couples – said: “This allows men to self-administer a gel, which is more convenient.”