Successful male contraceptive gel trial brings new form of birth control closer

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Guardian, Tuesday 7 February 2017

A male contraceptive gel has been found to work reliably in a trial in primates, bringing the prospect of an alternative form of birth control for humans closer.

The product, called Vasalgel, is designed to be a reversible and less invasive form of vasectomy and in the latest study was 100% effective at preventing conception.

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  • Read full text of paper (open access) in the journal Basic and Clinical Andrology here 
By J Pope

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