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Male Contraceptive Gel Passes Monkey Test

posted by martyb on Wednesday February 08 2017, @02:23PM   
from the A-Little-Dab-Will-Do-You? dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials.

Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis.

The company behind it says a two-year trial, published in Basic and Clinical Andrology , shows the gel works and is safe - at least in primates.

It hopes to have enough evidence to begin tests in men within a few years.

If those get funding and go well - two big "ifs" - it will seek regulatory approval to make the gel more widely available to men.

It would be the first new type of male contraceptive to hit the market in many decades.

Vasagel is thought to have the same effect as a vasectomy — but another injection should dissolve the gel plug.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38879224

Related: The Perfect Birth Control for Men Is Here. Why Can't We Use It?

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Original Submission

• Doesn't affect me personally. Doesn't affect me personally. (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @03:01PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @03:01PM (#464543)

  I only have sex with female monkeys.

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• Re:Doesn't affect me personally. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @05:40PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @05:40PM (#464629)

  Shut up Ethanol. Wednesday is date night.

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• Re:Doesn't affect me personally. (Score: 2) by davester666 on Thursday February 09 2017, @05:34AM

  by davester666 (155) on Thursday February 09 2017, @05:34AM (#464882)

  You can trick monkeys into smearing anything on their naughty bits...

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