> 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?).

It wouldn't be an issue if it were a permanent birth
control method, but RISUG is designed to be
reversible. This is probably the trouble they're
concerned with. Think about how RISUG might be used:

1. Couple gets married. RISUG implanted to prevent
pregnancy until the couple is ready to have children.

2. Couple decides to have children. RISUG dissolved.

3. Couple done having children. RISUG reimplanted
every 10 years.

...so step 2 could be the danger point.

I did wonder about the use of DMSO, and I think I read
that they're actually attributing some of the effect
to the DMSO and not just to the hydrogel. DMSO does
have some ill effects. Go to:

<http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-profiles/summary.tcl?edf_substance_id=67%2d68\
%2d5>
to see the scorecard.org entry on DMSO.

Randy

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