New Male Contraceptive

New Male Contraceptive

A male contraceptive has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology IIT and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi. Its in the final stage of clinical trials. It s an inject able male contraceptive. Its phase III clinical trails started in May 2000.

The contraceptive RISUG - Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance is the result of 25 years of research combining biomedicine and engineering.

The contraceptive has been successfully tried in 100 males till now and scientists plan to test it on more than 500 individuals before marketing it.

A standard 50 mg of the contraceptive was enough for people of different physical builds One time injection of the RISUG remains effective till 15 to 20 years. The most important characteristic of this contraceptive is that it can be withdrawn from the body, thus reversing its effect.

RISUG is being tested for use as a spermicidal, which will make it as an effective female contraceptive and its anti microbial effects for possible prevention against AIDS.

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