Minister of State for Health Shri Ashwani KR Chouwbey informed the parliament that ICMR has developed An Injectable Male Contraceptive which is being described as RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of sperm under guidance).This is also the world’s first injectable male contraceptive.ICMR has sent it to the Drug Control General of India (DCGI) for regulatory approvals and is expected to soon hit the market after approval of the authorities. “Clinical trials of injectable male contraceptive- Reversible Inhibition of sperm under guidance (RISUG) have been completed successfully by ICMR." as per MOS Health.
It is non-hormonal and involves one-time injection procedure which ultimately leads to azoospermia in men.The intervention is localized only to vas deferens and there is no detectable interaction with other parts of the body. It therefore differs from hormonal injectable contraceptives,…
