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(20,176 posts)called Vasagel that just moved into testing in baboons, the last testing protocol for male contraceptives before human testing. As there is no corporate interest in bringing Vasagel to market, they're entirely funding the testing using crowdsourcing. If this round of testing and the subsequent round of human testing go well and FDA approval occurs, we're possibly within 3-7 years of approval.
It's not a pill...it's an injection into the vas deferens and a second injection at time of reversal to flush out the RISUG polymer used to block sperm introduction into semen. It's effectively a reversible non-hormonal chemical vasectomy carried out as an outpatient procedure in ~10minutes with no surgery.
http://www.parsemusfoundation.org/vasalgel-home/