Male birth control options are scarce right now, and don't really extend beyond condoms or vasectomy. Researchers are inching toward making them more available, at least in primates. A new contraceptive called Vasalgel has been shown to be an effective form of birth control in rhesus monkeys in a study that lasted over one year, reported the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The results of the study were published this week in Basic and Clinical Andrology, while the drug itself is developed by Revolution Contraceptives LLC, a social venture subsidiary under the Parsemus Foundation. Although it hasn't yet been tested in humans, clinical trials should start next year.

 

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