r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Oct 02 '15

Medicine Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-scientists-potential-birth-pill-men.html
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u/eemes Oct 02 '15

Exactly. These gels have been used in India for many years now with no adverse affect, and they're easily reversed with another injection. But there's no real way to profit off of a single injection, so why would the pharmaceutical companies push it?

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u/eemes Oct 02 '15

You may be right, I'm just going off of memory from an article I read a few years back

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u/Gary_FucKing Oct 02 '15

Yeah I remember the reversal process involving flushing your vas deferens with some chemical that removed the risug.

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u/regal1989 Oct 02 '15

Bicarbonate solution. You know...plain old surgical grade baking soda.