A new option for birth control, and this one's for guys. If a vasectomy is too big of a commitment, how about a little gel?
It's called Vasalgel. The company behind it says the gel would be injected into a man's genitals and calls the process "similar to a no-scalpel vasectomy." The hope is the gel will be "more reversible" than a vasectomy — the substance would get "flushed out" with another injection.
A writer for Techcitement went into more detail about how the gel works. It clings along the sides of the vas deferens and tears apart the man's sperm when it flows through. The gel would last for at least 10 years before the procedure has to be repeated.
Currently the birth control is still in the research phases and is being tested on a set of male baboons.
Earlier this month, the company behind Vasalgel said the baboons had each been placed in a pen with at least 10 female baboons, none of whom have gotten pregnant yet.
To find out more, including when Vasalgel may become available, watch this Newsy video.
