We recognize the scientists at Pop_Council NICHD_NIH the_lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and MaleBirthCtrl—winners of the 2023 GizmodoScienceFair for developing an innovative male contraceptive gel.
Published studies dating back to 2009 show the NES/T gel appears to be safe and effective at suppressing men’s fertility. But itsis happening now, with researchers conducting a Phase IIB trial of around 400 men and their partners. A large interim analysis of the data is expected to be complete in 2023, but the early results already look very promising. Last summer, the researchers
that 100 couples had completed the study and that the gel seemed to be more effective than the birth control pill and about as effective as long-acting reversible contraceptives for women, which are typically around 99% effective at preventing pregnancy.“Men have nothing other than permanent methods and condoms, which have a high failure rate, [for contraception].
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