Male birth control pill shows 99% efficacy in tests
In a new study, a new male contraceptive pill was found effective in humans without any side effects. With phase -2 tests, pills promise breeding autonomy for men.
A possible success has been achieved in the field of male contraception. A third contraceptive condom and male sterilization is on the way – currently two contraceptives available.
Condoms are effective if properly used and effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Male sterilization is a surgical treatment that can be reversed, but no guarantee is given.
A new drug called YCT-529 is a non-hormonal oral pill developed in New York in collaboration with the University of Columbia and a bioformacutical company conducting clinical trials, Eurchense theraputics.
It works by blocking sperm production, and to avoid the level of disturbing testosterone at the same time.
A recent study published in Nature Medicine, performed on male mice and male monkeys suggests that fertility was re -achieved within 6 weeks in mice and 10 to 15 weeks in monkeys.
This drug was effective in preventing pregnancy within 2 weeks of use of 4 weeks in mice and starting the drug in monkeys.
In New Zealand, with the early stages of phase -2 testing, men who have been chosen for sterilization and those who do not want children in future, stages on healthy men shows 99% efficiency and safety in humans.
Last year, a new gel called NES/T, which included the hormone progestin nesterone and testosterone, was developed to prevent pregnancy in men. It was waiting for approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The current research comes at a time when almost half of the conception in the US and the world is inadvertently.
According to the report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), it is estimated that in 2015–2019, there were about 121 million unexpected pregnancies in the world every year.
Research also mentions that using male contraceptives will help reduce unexpected pregnancies and reduce gender inequality.
Women have several options for contraceptives, such as oral and emergency birth control pills, end granting equipment and surgical options; Men have only two options.
If successful, it can revolutionize the male contraception, offer joints more equitable, reversible methods of contraception, and provides breeding autonomy for men.
