Permanent Contraceptive For Men Passes Test, Completely Reversible

A new method of contraception that men can use has just passed a major test and is on its way to becoming a viable commercial birth-control method. It involves the injection of a substance that can control the amount of sperm that males can produce. This provides men with a permanent solution that beats what wearing a condom or undergoing vasectomy can offer. What’s more, it’s entirely reversible.

Right now, men only have a few options with regards to contraception, Futurism notes. Either they wear condoms or get a vasectomy. Of course, there’s always the option of abstinence, but that’s not really a viable solution for most males. This is why Vasalgel is such a huge deal because it involves a single injection that can remove a substantial amount of pressure that people feel every day.

The threat of pregnancy can have a severe impact on several aspects of people’s lives. Studies have shown how societies with limited options in birth control are more likely to experience poverty, shorter life-spans, and an increased vulnerability to diseases. There’s also the matter of crippling anxiety and depression that often accompanies unexpected or unintended pregnancies, which teens represent a considerable percentage of.

So, how does Valagel work? According to the Parsemus Foundation’s website where the contraceptive’s page is hosted, it’s basically like putting a filter in the tube where sperms swim through in order to limit how much of the little tadpoles can get past.

“The procedure is similar to a no-scalpel vasectomy, except a gel is injected into the vas deferens (the tube the sperm swim through), rather than cutting the vas (as is done in vasectomy),” the site’s description reads. “If a man wishes to restore flow of sperm, whether after months or years, the polymer is flushed out of the vas with another injection.”