• Nangare V. G.
• Dr. Jadhav R. N.

Men also can contribute in the family planning the way women does. Research for the evolution of safe, acceptable, cheap, effective and reversible antifertility agent of plant origin is progressing worldwide. The present investigation deals with contraceptive efficacy of Lygodium flexuosum with its ethanolic extracts on the Wistar rat against control. The investigation involves the treatment of sexually matured male Wistar rat with ethanolic extracts of Lygodium flexuosum at the dose regimen of 50mg/kg of animal for 60 days. The comparative results revealed that weights in gonads and assessory reproductive organs were found to be decreased with decrease in protein content of tissues and serum along with decrease in the value of adrenal ascorbic acid in adrenals. The treated group showed reduction in the serum cholesterol and increase in testicular and adrenal cholesterol. The total sperm count was also found to be much reduced in the treated group in comparison with control group. No adverse effects were observed on general body weight and on hematological parameters. Marginal variations were observed in cholesterol and protein content in vital organs but were within normal range. Histological structure of gonad and accessory reproductive organs provides concrete proof towards more antifertility effect in treated group. Normal histology was observed in all the vital organs studied.

Lygodium flexuosum ethanolic, antifertility, contraceptive

"CONTRCEPTIVE EFFICACY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Lygodium flexuosum ON MALE WISTAR RAT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.32-36, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCB06005.pdf

"CONTRCEPTIVE EFFICACY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Lygodium flexuosum ON MALE WISTAR RAT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp32-36, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCB06005.pdf