September 11, 201412 yr Birth control shot for men could be here by 2017 | Fox News There may be another birth control option headed our way, and the guys will get to take the lead on this one. The Parsemus Foundation has tested an injectable, non-hormonal polymer contraceptive on male baboons that appears to successfully prevent pregnancy in females, Medical Daily reports. The procedure, which requires just one Vasalgel injection for long-lasting effects, also seems to be reversible and is hopefully headed into human trials next year, with a possible market date of 2017. The Daily Beast explains the process: Instead of snipping the vas deferens as a vasectomy does, the contraceptive is shot directly into the reproductive tube; the polymer then keeps sperm from entering. To reverse it, another injection can flush out the polymer. The method could prove useful to "a 20-something or 30-something man out on the dating market," according to a post in the New York Times by a foundation official. But it won’t likely be embraced by pharmaceutical companies, which bank on women taking "the pill" long-term, notes Medical Daily. At least one Jezebel commenter isn't optimistic about Vasalgel's appeal: "Something tells me that dudes will not be too keen on the injection aspect of this." (A future birth-control chip for women could last 16 years.)
September 11, 201412 yr News flash!!!!!!!!!! It's already here. It's called "Being Married for 25+ Years". AND, the product is nonrefundable.
September 11, 201412 yr Author Ha! I don't think you are the demographic they are trying to cater to.
September 11, 201412 yr News flash!!!!!!!!!! It's already here. It's called "Being Married for 25+ Years". AND, the product is nonrefundable. Indeed. It's called the quarter century pill.
September 11, 201412 yr Reproductive tube? I need an anatomy lesson... :lol2: Fairly certain they're talking about the vas deferens.
September 11, 201412 yr This won't hurt a bit! :lol: One person I know who had a vasectomy reversed (for whatever reason requires a similar injection either near or into the vas deferens), when the needle hit the nerves around the vas deferens he swears it was comparable to his kidney stone pain but all at once. His recommendation to anyone considering getting it done in the future that they consume alcohol by the gallon before the procedure.
September 11, 201412 yr I had a vasectomy over 20 years ago. Certainly made a vas deferens in my child-producing capabilities.
September 11, 201412 yr They already have a pill for men........you simply put it in your shoe and it makes you limp.
September 11, 201412 yr Shot? Pftt. Just tape a picture of Clizzy over your face..boom! Instant birth control.
September 11, 201412 yr I think that this is the downward spiral of humanity as we know it. Birth rates around the globe will decrease. I mean really really decrease.
September 11, 201412 yr Birth control shot for men could be here by 2017 | Fox News There may be another birth control option headed our way, and the guys will get to take the lead on this one. The Parsemus Foundation has tested an injectable, non-hormonal polymer contraceptive on male baboons that appears to successfully prevent pregnancy in females, Medical Daily reports. ) I think that's just awful that those women had to have sex with baboons. And could you imagine if they did become pregnant? Those kids would have come out looking and spelling like Ram no doubt.
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