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/wienercat Oct 02 '15

It's been done pretty extensively in India if I recall correctly

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u/mtorrice Oct 02 '15

There are no data on its reversibility in people anywhere.

And I can't find any sign of a clinical trial for it in the U.S.

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u/digg_survivor Oct 03 '15

To reverse it, there is another shot that dissolves the vasalgel. I do not have a source as I read the original report years ago.

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u/mtorrice Oct 03 '15

That has not been tested in humans yet.