Amazing. They are concerned for teratogenicity when
aspermazoia is found in nearly every man in the
studies in India (ie, if men ar eno discharging viable
sperm, how is a teratogenic fetus going to get
produced anyway?).

Meanwhile, men get vasectomies and develop all sorts
of health problems and the medical establishment just
rakes in the cash from treating the complications and
reversing the procedure. Disgusting!

---------------

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


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