In the News – New Male Contraceptive That Prevents Prostate Cancer and Regrows Hair?

Snippet from the article:

It’s a male contraceptive that can prevent baldness, regenerate hair and prevent prostate cancer. So claims Sujoy K. Guha, a professor at IIT-Kharagpur, whose team has upgraded the RISUG contraceptive to this end.

The drug, originally developed at IIT-Kharagpur by Guha, has moved a notch up by using a world-first technology that will generate a new nano drug inside the human body. The project was funded by the ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the research was coordinated by the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance (RISUG), now in the last leg of its trials, is slated for a restricted, monitored launch by the end of this year.

Read the rest — Talk about a wonder drug! New contraceptive for men also prevents cancer and baldness

Take this news with a grain of salt. We’ll see what becomes of this after the trials are complete. I found an article from a few years ago about RISUG on Wired.com that has more information about the contraceptive part, though I’m unclear how the hair loss and prostate treatments come into play.