Currently, the only male birth control options are condoms and vasectomy. Men can also use behaviors, such as outercourse, to reduce the risk of pregnancy.

Triptonide is a reversible non-hormonal male contraceptive agent in mice and non-human primates.

8 birth control options for men

• Condoms.
• Outercourse.
• Withdrawal (or “pulling out”)
• Male birth control pill.
• Male birth control shot.
• Male birth control gel.
• Vasectomy.
• Nonsurgical vasectomies.

Male contraception, on the other hand, has been a promise for decades, yet condoms or a vasectomy remain the only options.

The gel is currently in clinical trials in India, consisting of multiple rounds of trials on humans over several decades, as well as in Europe, and is also licensed for development in the U.S. under the name Vasalgel.

“The trials are over, including extended, phase 3 clinical trials for which 303 candidates were recruited with 97.3% success rate and no reported side-effects. The product can safely be called the world’s first male contraceptive.” The contraceptive works via an injection to a sperm-containing tube near the testicles.

The trial was eventually discontinued after an external panel of reviewers concluded that the risks to the study participants outweighed the potential benefits.

Men have limited FP/C methods available to them and rely on their female partners to use FP/C methods to prevent unplanned pregnancies.

The world’s first contraceptive injection for men could be available for consumer use within six months, after Indian scientists announced that clinical trials have been completed on the drug.

The side effects of Vasalgel are minimal, it does not have the side effects of a vasectomy and it is not hormonal, therefore it does not have an influence in the body’s hormonal system of men. The noticeable side effect could be a little bit of swelling after the injection, which goes away soon.

Although there’s ongoing research into a male contraceptive pill, there is not one available yet. At the moment, the 2 contraceptive methods available to men are: condoms – a barrier form of contraception that stops sperm from reaching and fertilising an egg.

A Berkeley, California-based non-profit called the Parsemus Foundation has licensed the RISUG technology in the US. And the related product they’ve developed, Vasalgel, is only in the preclinical phase of testing.