COMPOSITIONS POSSEDANT UNE ACTION INHIBITRICE DE LA FECONDITE MASCULINE

摘要

A male fertility-inhibiting composition in unit dosage form, contains as an active ingredient a 6-chlorodeoxy-saccharide containing a pyranose or furanose ring of the formula (I) where A represents the remainder of the pyranose or furanose ring, and has the formula C4H7O4X (where X represents a hydrogen atom or another pyranose or furanose ring) in association with a physiologically acceptable carrier or excipient. The saccharide preferably contains a pyranose ring or furanose ring of the formula Also a method of controlling fertility in men or male animals comprises administering thereto a 6-chlorodeoxy-saccharide as defined above.