Lots of people waiting for RISUG

It looks like I am not the only one anticipating the arrival of RISUG anywhere in the world:

> we're just short of June now, I thought I'd ask how the update is
> coming?

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/malecontraceptives/message/212

and that was back in 2005!

They are going to keep us on pins and needles a bit longer it appears.

Detailed images of how Risug works

RISUG had many misteries when it was first introduced over 20 years ago. With better tools to analyze its functions we can see how it is able to do its things so well.

Here is a presentation by the founder of RISUG that is worth a look (sorry for the PDF)

http://www.assocham.org/nanobio2007/pres/Sujoy_K_Guha.pdf

It was nice to see it compared to the IUD that is very popular in many countries.

Where is it now?

And with emotion:

" RISUG is a criminally ignored invention, with world changing potential. Stuck in some malaise of testing for something like ten years."

http://www.peakoil.com/post581791.html

More on how it works

From this detailed description of how it removes fertility, it is also apparent it is something that can be developed in laboratories throughout the world:

"developed by our research group"

http://nanobiointerface.com/part.asp

 

It would be good to know if any similar substance is being used in any way in the world to speed up testing.

It is promising, just not in the US

Even though RISUG is being called:

"The most promising vas occlusion method"

http://www.femalepatient.com/html/arc/sig/contra/articles/030_06_028.asp

 

there is still very little being done to help bring it to the rest of the world. 

How does it work?

This is a good way to describe what it happening:

"[RISUG] caused significant damage to the acrosome and its contents, indicating loss of functional ability of sperm."

http://www.popline.org/docs/1508/273621.html

The gel that gets inserted is able to stop the sperm from functioning while still allowing it to go through. This is a big difference from Vasectomy where all the sperm is stuck inside and the male body starts a war with it. In the end a man's fertility is reduced due to the body fighting it and slowing production. This can have other side effects.