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Male contraceptive pill enters first trial

Por: Newsweek Health December 18, 2023

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A brand new type of male contraceptive has begun its first trial, and unlike many contraceptives, doesn't involve any hormones.A group of 16 British men are involved in the trial of the pill, which is currently named YCT-529 and is the first ever hormone-free male birth control pill to be tested in humans.This pill—manufactured by YourChoice Therapeutics and developed by drug development company Quotient Sciences—works by preventing... + full article



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