This could be good news to some married men out there who think that the condom is insensitive and also to the married women cos birth control will no more be their sole responsibility. Lol.
The male contraceptive pill will soon be coming and could be available in 3 yrs. The pill is called Vasalgel.
According to the Parsemus Foundation developing it, it is not actually a pill rather it's essentially a gel that is injected (under local anaesthetic) into a man’s sperm-carrying tubes called vas deferens, accessible through the scrotum.
It works by blocking sperm and is expected to be reversible through a second injection that dissolves the “gel”, which is a kind of polymer.
But one injection of the drug is expected to last up to ten years. Human trials are expected to start next year and then researchers should gain a greater understanding about the extent of the drug's sperm-blocking and exactly how easily it can be reversed. But so far, the product has been a success in animal testing.
It should soon be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration panel, paving the way for worldwide sale.
Mirror
According to the Parsemus Foundation developing it, it is not actually a pill rather it's essentially a gel that is injected (under local anaesthetic) into a man’s sperm-carrying tubes called vas deferens, accessible through the scrotum.
It works by blocking sperm and is expected to be reversible through a second injection that dissolves the “gel”, which is a kind of polymer.
But one injection of the drug is expected to last up to ten years. Human trials are expected to start next year and then researchers should gain a greater understanding about the extent of the drug's sperm-blocking and exactly how easily it can be reversed. But so far, the product has been a success in animal testing.
It should soon be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration panel, paving the way for worldwide sale.
Mirror
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