We will soon say goodbye to forgotten pills, to implants that make us gain 15 kilos in 1 year and to IUDs that force us to pack loads of tampons as thick as a roll of paper towel. Indeed, researchers from an American NGO are working on a contraceptive gel for men called Vasalgel.
Quick, painless and above all active over the long term, Jules will only need to receive 1 injection in the vas deferens (the one that allows spermatos to come out of the testicles) and that's it! The polymer-based gel will immobilize the sperm – which will therefore no longer be able to fertilize our eggs – a sort of wholesale no-scalpel vasectomy. The very good news is that the procedure will be completely reversible and without sequelae. All you need is a new injection, which will eliminate the effects of the substance.
Good. Let's not throw away all our pads yet though. If the first human clinical trials are conclusive, Vasalgel should be on the market only from 2017.
S.L Dippa
