Licker
13-09-2014, 11:34 PM
Condom-less male birth control may be available as early as 2017
From http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20141109-26161.html
Now, I don't know whether this will really work, but...
If the human trials are anything like the ones on baboons... where do I sign up???
(see the sections in bold below)
Studies suggest a new form of reversible male birth control is working in baboons, and clinical trials in humans are scheduled to start next year.
According to a recent statement from the Parsemus Foundation, a not-for-profit that focusses on developing low-cost medical solutions, a reversible, condomless male birth control option could be available as early as 2017.
The new birth control is known as Vasalgel, and is a non-hormonal polymer that blocks the vas deferens - the tube that’s cut during vasectomies, which transports sperms from the testes out of the penis. And trials in baboons suggest that it’ll be ready to be trialed in humans next year.
Six months ago Vasalgel was injected into three male baboons, who were then given unrestricted sexual access to 10 to 15 fertile female baboons each. Despite frequent mating, none of the female baboons have fallen pregnant
From http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20141109-26161.html
Now, I don't know whether this will really work, but...
If the human trials are anything like the ones on baboons... where do I sign up???
(see the sections in bold below)
Studies suggest a new form of reversible male birth control is working in baboons, and clinical trials in humans are scheduled to start next year.
According to a recent statement from the Parsemus Foundation, a not-for-profit that focusses on developing low-cost medical solutions, a reversible, condomless male birth control option could be available as early as 2017.
The new birth control is known as Vasalgel, and is a non-hormonal polymer that blocks the vas deferens - the tube that’s cut during vasectomies, which transports sperms from the testes out of the penis. And trials in baboons suggest that it’ll be ready to be trialed in humans next year.
Six months ago Vasalgel was injected into three male baboons, who were then given unrestricted sexual access to 10 to 15 fertile female baboons each. Despite frequent mating, none of the female baboons have fallen pregnant