Tag: IUD

Successful Male Contraceptive Gel Trial Bodes Well For New Form of Birth Control 

bieberA success trial in male contraceptive gel has yielded promising results for a new form of birth control. The product, Vasalgel, is a completely reversible, less invasive form of vasectomy, and the latest study in primates has proven 100% effective at preventing pregnancy. It works by injecting a blob of gel into the sperm-carrying tube (vas deferens), which then acts as a long-lasting barrier, much like the IUD for women.

The procedure, which can be easily reversed by flushing out the gel with a simple solution, would create one of the only viable options for reliable and reversible male contraception that we’ve seen in decades. Since the procedure does not interfere with sperm production and hormone levels, there are no side-effects—sperm production continues, “but rather than being ejaculated, it dissolves and is naturally absorbed by the body,” explains the Guardian. Scientists are confident that, “Chances are, it’s going to be effective in humans.” A human trial is expected to start soon.

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Check out more about the successful male contraceptive gel trial: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/07/successful-male-contraceptive-gel-trial-brings-new-form-of-birth-control-closer-vasalgel

Introducing the New and Improved Modern Diaphragm

Source: https://www.caya.eu/
Source: https://www.caya.eu/

The Caya is the new, modern diaphragm that’s reinvigorating an old form of contraception for women. Its look—lilac, with a sleek design like most high-end sex toys—is part of the appeal for younger women looking for a good birth control option. Gone are the days when a diaphragm looked like something your grandmother would use in the 1940s with its putty color and bulky shape. In fact, since IUD’s and the pill became popular, the diaphragm has widely gone out of style since most think of it as something passé and old-fashioned. That’s why Caya was designed: to provide a birth control option that women might actually want to use.

“A 2012 study from the Guttmacher Institute found that 24 percent of women in the developing world who wanted an option for birth control weren’t using any form, because nothing met their needs,” explains The Atlantic. Since most birth control methods are hormonal, many women have opted not to rely on the most readily available kinds, like the pill and the ring. Enter: Caya. It was designed to break the stigma that diaphragms are only something for grandmas. The makers say, “….the old ones look a bit like shriveled pantyhose. They’re fleshy looking and saggy, while the Caya, in its plasticky purpleness, looks like a Barbie accessory.” Caya is smaller, squishier, made of easy to fold silicone, and easy to grip bubbles for seamless removal. And most importantly, Caya is reintroducing a younger generation to a tried-and-try method of birth control.

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Check out more about Caya here.