Why use three separate products, when just one will do the trick? That's the thinking behind an experimental new contraceptive gel that combines a spermicide, an anti-viral agent and a libido enhancer ...

More than 60 years after a birth control pill was developed for women, there is still no similar federally approved drug for men. But promising results from a new gel for men might finally change that ...

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Charlottesville biotech Contraline Inc. has reached an option-to-license agreement with the Population Council for a contraceptive gel for men. Contraline is currently taking the gel — called ...

CLEVELAND — The concept of male contraception is not new, but few options ever advance to human trials, mainly because of funding. However, the latest treatment with promise is a hormonal gel that ...

In the years that the IUD and birth control pill have become more popular, spermicide and spermicide-adjacent methods (diaphragms and caps included) have fallen out of vogue. However, a newly approved ...

A progestin/testosterone gel for contraceptive use by men is effective by 8 weeks of daily use. Men and women reported favorable experiences using the gel as their only contraceptive method. BOSTON — ...

The University of Kansas Medical Center campus in Kansas City, Kan., shown from 39th Street facing east, is pictured June 11, 2017. A male contraceptive being tested at the University of Kansas ...

Men don't have many birth control options, but that is changing. Dr. David Turok talks about a new male contraceptive gel currently in clinical trial, how it works, and possible side effects.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — When it comes to contraception, ...