YCT-529, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has shown high effectiveness in animals and is now in human trials, marking a breakthrough in male contraception. While the FDA has approved more than 20 types of contraceptives, only two options currently exist for men: condoms and vasectomies. Al
  • atro_city@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    No side effects from the drug were detected in either group.

    Wow, that’s great.

    I wonder what happened to vasalgel. They were supposed to have trials long ago, but for some reason never got there. The webpage says

    NEXT Life Sciences announced its launch of the product called Plan A, using the Vasalgel technology for male contraception. The NEXT team expects Plan A to be available to the public in 2026.

    But they’ve been saying that for a decade or so now.

    • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      An alternative to Vasalgel did a couple of trials in January 2024 and they said the trail would be 2 years long to cover the entire lifespan of the drug.

      I was trying to figure out why Vasalgel hasn’t started human trials but I can’t seem to find any actual reasons.

      • hobovision@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 days ago

        It seems like they’re planning to have it effective for 1-2 years and it takes about 30 days to become effective. That’s not great if you need an annual injection of this stuff or if you don’t know exactly when it stops being effective.

        I think it would need to be more in line with IUD timeliness, which I think range from 5-10 years depending on the type.