Synthetic hormones and the future of contraception - Pharmaceutical Technology

Synthetic hormones and the future of contraception

Contraception for women has seen little change over the past 50 years, with the most prevalent contraceptive pills containing synthetic hormones.The post Synthetic hormones and the future of contraception appeared first on Clinical Trials Arena.

Synthetic hormones and the future of contraception - Pharmaceutical Technology

Contraception for women has seen little change over the past 50 years, with the most prevalent contraceptive pills containing synthetic hormones.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with Columbia University and YourChoice Therapeutics, are developing an innovative, hormone-free male contraceptive pill. This new drug, known as YCT-529, is currently undergoing clinical trials, promising an effective and safe alternative to male birth control. Initial studies conducted on mice... The post Male contraceptive to be tested for the first time appeared first on The Antago…

A hormone-free male contraceptive pill has entered the clinical trial phase for the first time. The new drug, called YCT-529, was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, in partnership with Columbia University and YourChoice Therapeutics. In an article published in March in Nature Communications, a renowned scientific journal, researchers discovered that, in male mice, the drug caused infertility and was 99% effective in prevent…