Serbian Contraception

Like most of the darker, blatantly horrible things in this world...this was brought to my attention on Warren Ellis' website:

Serbs line up for testicle shocks

Men in Serbia are lining up to have electric shocks delivered to their testicles as part of a new contraceptive treatment.

Serbian fertility expert Dr Sava Bojovic, who runs one of the clinics offering the service, said the small electric shock makes men temporarily infertile by stunning their sperm into a state of immobility.

He said: "We attach electrodes to either side of the testicles and send low electricity currents flowing through them." um...no...

This stuns the sperm, effectively putting them to sleep for up to 10 days, which means couples can have sex without fear of getting pregnant.

"The method does not kill the sperm permanently and it does not affect the patient's health." well..physical, anyway.

Dr Bojovic added patients were now lining up at his fertility clinic in Novi Banovci for the shock treatment, as it had none of the problems attached to using condoms, the male pill or having a vasectomy.

He added: "We are hoping to have a small battery powered version on sale in the shops in time for Xmas."

Hmmm...this Christmas, do I want one of these, or Episode III? Testicle shocker...Episode III...wow. Maybe I need to make one of those Pros/Cons lists...