{"id":7725,"date":"2017-04-02T12:45:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7725"},"modified":"2018-03-06T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T02:54:42","slug":"new-male-contraceptive-is-safe-effective-inexpensive-and-cant-find-a-company-to-sell-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7725","title":{"rendered":"New male contraceptive is safe, effective, inexpensive \u2014 and can&#8217;t find a company to sell it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>National Post<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Ari Altstedter<\/p>\n<p>Doctors are on the cusp of launching the first new male contraceptive in more than a century. But rather than a Big Pharma lab, the breakthrough is emerging from a university startup in the heart of rural India.<\/p>\n<p>Years of human trials on the injectable, sperm-zapping product are coming to an end, and researchers are preparing to submit it for regulatory approval. Results so far show it&#8217;s safe, effective and easy to use-but gaining little traction with drugmakers. That&#8217;s frustrating its inventor, who says his technique could play a crucial role in condom-averse populations. . . . <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/news\/world\/new-male-contraceptive-is-safe-effective-inexpensive-and-cant-find-a-company-to-sell-it\">[Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Post Ari Altstedter Doctors are on the cusp of launching the first new male contraceptive in more than a century. But rather than a Big Pharma lab, the breakthrough is emerging from a university startup in the heart of rural India. 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