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Male contraceptives, also known as male birth control, are methods of preventing pregnancy by interrupting the function of sperm. [1] The main forms of male contraception available today are condoms , vasectomy , and withdrawal , which together represented 20% of global contraceptive use in 2019.
Diagram showing the site of injection of the product Vasalgel, a vasectomy alternative. Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance (RISUG), formerly referred to as the synthetic polymer styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), is the development name of a male contraceptive injection developed at IIT Kharagpur in India by the team of Dr. Sujoy K. Guha.
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A diagram of the mechanism of action of vas-occlusive contraceptive methods. Vas-occlusive contraception is a form of male contraception that blocks sperm transport in the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts.
(Men have been more reluctant to tolerate side effects and treatments have been harder to get approved because pregnancy does not pose a physical risk to men.) One of those birth control methods ...
YourChoice Therapeutics, Inc., for example, started phase one human clinical trials of YCT-529, with the goal of becoming the first hormone-free, reversible male birth control pill. In initial ...
The study notes that for years, condoms and vasectomies have been men's only birth control options, but the new method of contraception “has the potential to provide equity between the sexes and ...
Most people have a general idea of what a vasectomy entails — essentially, that it's considered a more permanent form of male birth control. But many aren't entirely sure of the details ...