Hi Randy,

This story on RISUG testing in Canada was posted before Dr. Weiss's
trip to India with a team of World Health Organization (WHO)
scientists in March. The WHO team went on a fact finding mission,
mainly to determine the prospects for testing RISUG outside India.
They met with Dr. Guha (the creator of RISUG) and his team of
researchers. The WHO group has yet to publish their findings, but
I've spoken to a member of the trip. The general consensus seems to
be that there has not been enough testing for toxicity or
teratogenicity (causing birth defects).

I'm not sure where things go from here. I think plans for testing in
Canada are on hold. I don't know if the burden of proof will fall on
the Indian scientists, or if they will have help. I've been waiting
to see what the WHO team writes about their trip; their conclusions
could make or break RISUG outside of India. I'm hoping for progress,
too!

You can check back on our RISUG page for news as it happens:
http://www.malecontraceptives.org/methods/risug.htm

Kirsten

--- In malecontraceptives@y..., "rwalton3" <rwalton3@y...> wrote:
> Don't know if anyone has seen this, but a University of Ottowa
doctor
> recently trained in India on the RISUG (formerly SMA) technique.
> They've applied with Canadian health authorities to begin trials:
>
> <http://www.uottawa.ca/services/markcom/news/2002/020226-e.html>
>
> Here's hoping for some progress...
>
> Randy