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A male contraceptive device includes a condom-like sheath that is placed over the male genital member and has a flavor-infusing agent disposed within the distal end. The distal end is operable to release, eject, or secrete the flavor-altered semen during male ejaculation. The condom-like sheath is s

A male contraceptive device includes a condom-like sheath that is placed over the male genital member and has a flavor-infusing agent disposed within the distal end. The distal end is operable to release, eject, or secrete the flavor-altered semen during male ejaculation. The condom-like sheath is shaped to elastically conform to the elongated shape of a male genital member. The sheath has an open proximal end for receiving the male genital member and the distal end has a distal tip that is selectively closed. The distal tip defines a reservoir containing the flavor-infusing agent and is operable, upon pressure of seminal fluid entering the reservoir, to cause the flavor profile or characteristic of the seminal fluid to be altered and to permit the release of the seminal fluid that has entered the reservoir.

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1. A male contraceptive device, comprising: an elastic condom-like sheath defining an interior and having: an open proximal end for receiving a male genital member; anda distal end that is selectively closed and has a distal tip that: is in fluid communication with the interior; anddefines a reservo

1. A male contraceptive device, comprising: an elastic condom-like sheath defining an interior and having: an open proximal end for receiving a male genital member; anda distal end that is selectively closed and has a distal tip that: is in fluid communication with the interior; anddefines a reservoir having a flavor-infusing agent disposed therein such that, upon pressure from seminal fluid entering the reservoir upon ejaculation, the flavor of the seminal fluid is altered by the flavor-infusing agent and the altered seminal fluid is released from the distal end and into the environment outside the sheath. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the flavor-infusing agent is an ingestible flavored compound that substantially commingles with and alters the flavor of seminal fluid entering the reservoir. 3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the flavor-infusing agent is at least one of: a flavored liquid;a dry, flavored powder; anda flavored gas compound. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the flavor-infusing agent is an ingestible flavored compound that, upon contact with seminal fluid entering the reservoir, alters the flavor of the seminal fluid. 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the flavor-infusing agent is a flavored coating that has been applied along an interior surface of the reservoir and is operable to infuse flavor into a fluid upon contact with that fluid. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the distal tip further comprises an aperture permitting fluid communication between the interior and the environment outside the sheath. 7. The device according to claim 6, further comprising a patch removably secured to the distal end and sealingly covering the aperture such that, when the patch is removed from the distal end, the distal tip is operable to release the fluid from the reservoir through the aperture into the environment outside the sheath. 8. The device according to claim 6, further comprising a tab removably secured to the distal end and sealingly covering the aperture such that, when the tab is at least partially removed from the distal end, the distal tip is operable to release the fluid from the reservoir through the aperture into the environment outside the sheath. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the distal end further comprises a one-way valve that, when biased open, creates an aperture in the distal end that permits the release of fluid in a single direction from the reservoir through the aperture into the environment outside the sheath. 10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the one-way valve is operable to bias open in response to force created by seminal fluid entering the reservoir. 11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the flavor-infusing agent is a porous barrier that permits fluid to flow therethrough and, upon contact with seminal fluid entering the reservoir and flowing therethrough, alters the flavor of the seminal fluid. 12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the distal end further comprises at least one perforation that, when broken, permits fluidic communication between the interior and the environment outside the sheath and release of seminal fluid from inside the reservoir into the environment. 13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the distal end further comprises at least one removable portion that, when removed from the distal end, creates at least one aperture in the distal end that permits fluid communication between the interior and the environment outside the sheath and release of the fluid from inside the reservoir into the environment. 14. The device according to claim 1, wherein the interior of the sheath further comprises at least one perforation that, when broken, permits fluidic communication between the reservoir and the environment outside the sheath and release of the fluid from inside the reservoir and into the environment. 15. The device according to claim 1, wherein the interior of the sheath further comprises at least one selectively-closed aperture that permits fluidic communication between the reservoir and the environment outside the sheath and release of the fluid from inside the reservoir and into the environment. 16. A method for constructing a male contraceptive device, comprising: forming an elastic condom-like sheath to define a sheath interior and to have: an open proximal end for receiving a male genital member; anda selectively closed distal end with a distal tip in fluid communication with the sheath interior and defining a reservoir;disposing a flavor-infusing agent within the reservoir, the flavor-infusing agent being operable to, upon mixture with seminal fluid entering the reservoir, alter the flavor of the seminal fluid; andwherein the selectively closed distal end is operable to release the altered seminal fluid from the distal end into the environment outside the sheath in response to pressure from the seminal fluid entering the reservoir upon ejaculation.