Why use three separate products, when just one will do the trick? That's the thinking behind an experimental new contraceptive gel that combines a spermicide, an anti-viral agent and a libido enhancer ...

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A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be evaluating a new contraceptive gel for men to use. It's not on the market yet. But it is designed for men to shoulder some ...

You’d think male birth control would have progressed a bit farther by now. For decades, men have had to choose between abstinence, condoms or surgery—all options that seem either too little or too ...

A new contraceptive gel for men could soon be taking the pressure off women when it comes to family planning — and local women’s groups are singing its praises. A trial for Nestorone gel, co-directed ...

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CLEVELAND — The concept of male contraception is not new, but few options ever advance to human trials, mainly because of funding. However, the latest treatment with promise is a hormonal gel that ...

A progestin/testosterone gel for contraceptive use by men is effective by 8 weeks of daily use. Men and women reported favorable experiences using the gel as their only contraceptive method. BOSTON — ...

More than 60 years after a birth control pill was developed for women, there is still no similar federally approved drug for men. But promising results from a new gel for men might finally change that ...

A Phase 2 trial into the efficacy of a male contraceptive gel is about to get underway bringing modern medicine closer than it ever has before to finally developing a male birth control drug, decades ...

Men don't have many birth control options, but that is changing. Dr. David Turok talks about a new male contraceptive gel currently in clinical trial, how it works, and possible side effects.

This story is part of a week-long series on reproduction, from prenatal testing to childfree Reddit. On a recent morning in Los Angeles, Michael Medrano dabbed a teaspoon-sized glob of cold gel onto ...