Over the years, the contraceptive methods are perfected with percentages of 97% effectivehowever, the majority of female use, so scientists developed a new non-hormonal method for men.
The clinical trial was conducted on 300 volunteers who received a injection with some components that form a gel inside the scrotum, which acts as a plug and prevents the passage of sperm.
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After several tests, the results indicate that the effectiveness of the injection is 97%, a great advantage, considering that it is a non-hormonal method, reversible, effective and cheap. Is named risug (reversible inhibition of sperm under control), and was developed in India.
“A non-governmental foundation in USA seeks to test this method on a large scale in humans. It is a very economical method, which is applied by means of an injection, which is then reversed with another injection”, indicated Patricia Cuaniscú, doctor in Chemical Sciences and Researcher of the Conicet at the Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine.
“The development is very expensive, but the sale of the product is going to be very cheap. You avoid all the effects of hormone treatment. It’s a breakthrough. Previously it has been tested with silicones, polyurethane. But with this gel the best results were achieved. the indian gel obstructs the exit and damages the head and tail of the sperm”he added.
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The innovative technique consists of injecting a small amount of gel into the vas deferens, the channel through which sperm passes into the scrotum. The gel is made up of a polymer with a positive electrical charge, which damages the head and tail of the spermatozoa. negative electrical, thus causing infertility. If you want to return to the initial state, another injection dissolves the blocking substance.
The method is applied in 15 minutes with Local anesthesia and has no known side effects so far.
