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Is there any reason that the medical industry is pushing medicinal therapies to prevent pregnancy when a very promising procedure called vasalgel is just hangin
by TSiege 5y ago
Is there any reason that the medical industry is pushing medicinal therapies to prevent pregnancy when a very promising procedure called vasalgel is just hanging on the vine? It is 1) highly effective, 2) non-hormonal/non-medicinal just a minor injection into the vas deferens 3) long lasting and reversible 4) dirt cheap.
It's mind boggling how this has been able to progress beyond animal trials even though it's performed so well and been studied for over a decade. I've been waiting for any sign of progress but it's glacial. This could really improve the lives of men and their partners. Women wouldn't need the pill, which so many of the women I know hate and as a one time procedure is much more error free.
https://www.revolutioncontraceptives.com/vasalgel https://www.revolutioncontraceptives.com/vasalgel
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 5y agoI came here to post the same thing. I don't understand what's holding vasalgel from becoming ubiquitous and approved by various medical institutions out there. It's been in the works for what feels like forever.
- janitha 5y agoProfitability? A cheap one time procedure (ie. vasalgel) is far less lucrative than a pill that need to be bought repeatedly.
- TSiege 5y agoThis has been my assumption as well. You'd think this would be a project the Gates foundation would jump on though
- gutitout 5y agoIs the gates foundation known for investing in things that don’t drive revenue for them?
- to1y 5y agoAre they known for the opposite?
- gutitout 5y ago“The No. 1 objective is preservation of capital,” https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2021/6/21/bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce-throws-spotlight-on-money-manager https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2021/6/21/bill-and-mel... Perhaps the marketing is good
- FateOfNations 5y agoThat's typical for foundations that operate along the lines of an endowment. The idea is that they want to be able to continue the sustain and grow their philanthropy forever and they can't do that if they run out of money.
- gutitout 5y agoThey invest in things that drive revenue for them. Including Crispr, WHO, farm land, fake meat, vaccines, etc.
- wcoenen 5y agoIt's a non-profit set up to spend their fortune on charity...
- Karawebnetwork 5y ago> reversible But requires a visit to the doctor. While a pill can simply be stopped at any time to achieve a pregnancy. In my opinion, the idea of eating a "magic pills" is easier to swallow than the idea of "injecting cement into a pipe". One adds to your body, the other modifies it (if ever slihtly).
- TSiege 5y agoI know several women who have used IUDs or implanted birth control. Vasalgel is like an IUD except its not a painful procedure. If a man wants to take a pill that tampers with his bodies normal biological functions go ahead, but I'd prefer a non painful approach that I can use for 5 years without thinking about it and get it set up and removed in maybe 2 hours total?
- sph 5y agoEspecially since hormones control a ton of different bodily functions, and tampering with them invites a load of physiological and psychological side effects, while it's easier to understand the effects of a mechanical, albeit crude, approach like this gel.
- klyrs 5y agoSome men prefer to take responsibility of their own biology, if nothing else, to reduce risk of an accidental lifetime of child support.
- LocalH 5y agoThat's not a response to the parent. Using the gel would still be "taking responsibility of their own biology"
- NotPractical 5y agoI legitimately think Vasalgel will make history as one of the greatest advancements in human history, if it proves to be what it claims. It effectively provides men with an "on/off" switch for sperm production, without doing weird things to your hormones, without the trouble of remembering to take a pill. I too am curious why research/development on it seems to have slowed. I wonder if it's possible to make a donation.