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The Arrival on the Market of the Male Contraceptive Pill Would Be Close, According to a Laboratory

SOUTH AFRICA, AUG 3 – Men's pride and cultural beliefs hinder acceptance of male contraception as experts stress need for education and trust building before rollout in South Africa.

The male contraceptive pill could soon be on the market, hopes Yourchoice therapeutics, an American company that is working on its design. This molecule, called YCT-529, would present promising results after first tests performed on men. Without hormone and swallowing every day, it could be available by 2029, at the earliest. A near but immense deadline if compared the female contraceptive pill: it appeared on the market more than 70 years ago.

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The male contraceptive pill could soon be on the market, hopes Yourchoice therapeutics, an American company that is working on its design. This molecule, called YCT-529, would present promising results after first tests performed on men. Without hormone and swallowing every day, it could be available by 2029, at the earliest. A near but immense deadline if compared the female contraceptive pill: it appeared on the market more than 70 years ago.

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Sunday, August 3, 2025 - 21:43 A non-hormonal male pill successfully tested: "This does not alter libido" By RTL info with Vincent Jamoulle and Marius Chodé C is a discreet but potentially historic revolution in the field of contraception. A male pill, non-hormonal, has just taken a decisive step: the first tests on humans are conclusive. Beyond the medical promise, it is a matter of society that opens up: and if contraception finally becomes a …

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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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