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this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
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Wow, that's great.
I wonder what happened to vasalgel. They were supposed to have trials long ago, but for some reason never got there. The webpage says
But they've been saying that for a decade or so now.
An alternative to Vasalgel did a couple of trials in January 2024 and they said the trail would be 2 years long to cover the entire lifespan of the drug.
I was trying to figure out why Vasalgel hasn't started human trials but I can't seem to find any actual reasons.
It seems like they're planning to have it effective for 1-2 years and it takes about 30 days to become effective. That's not great if you need an annual injection of this stuff or if you don't know exactly when it stops being effective.
I think it would need to be more in line with IUD timeliness, which I think range from 5-10 years depending on the type.