Male Birth Control Vasalgel (RISUG) Ready For Human Trials This Year?

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Could this be the best birth control out there?

Possible Male Birth Control?

In India right now, RISUG– the reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance– is undergoing Phase III clinical trials. If it ends up working out, RISUG would make a truly amazing contraceptive. It’s a “set it and forget it”contraceptive, like Depo or an IUD: the procedure takes fifteen minutes, is effective after three days, and lasts [...]

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Male Contraception Methods You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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One method of male contraception is safe and practically free, but few men have heard of it.

“Condoms just don’t provide adequate control.”

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This is about individual control, not trust.

Male Birth Control Takes a Step Forward in the U.S.

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RISUG involves injecting a compound into your vas deferens that makes sperm unable to penetrate the egg. It’s effective for 10 years and easily reversible. Would you consider it?