**Exploring a New Era in Male Birth Control: The Justia Garosa Plant and Beyond**
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### Introduction: A Special Discussion with Costa Gadus
Trace from D News welcomes special guest Costa Gadus from Al Jazeera to discuss an intriguing topic: the male anatomy and its potential future in birth control. Their conversation starts with a bang as they introduce a groundbreaking development in Indonesia—a new type of male contraceptive derived from the Justia Garosa plant.
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### The Indonesian Breakthrough: A Plant-Based Solution
Indonesia has made significant strides in harnessing traditional knowledge for modern medicine. The Justia Garosa plant, locally chewed for centuries to prevent pregnancy, is now being transformed into a 99% effective contraceptive pill. This innovation, developed over three decades of research, promises a reversible solution that could soon be available to Indonesians.
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### Scientific Insights: How the Pill Works
The researchers isolated and synthesized a key molecule from the plant. Administered for five days, this treatment deactivates specific protein bands on sperm cells, crucial for fertilization without affecting sperm count or motility. Post-treatment, normal sperm function returns within 30 days, offering a reversible option.
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### Clinical Success and Challenges
Clinical trials since 2009 have shown remarkable success, with a 99.96% effectiveness rate in the latest phase involving 350 participants. However, the pill's global availability is uncertain due to potential FDA delays, which could take years or even decades.
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### Comparing Methods: A Long History of Male Contraception
While non-FDA approved methods like Vas gel and traditional contraceptives exist, they are far from new. This raises questions about why women have access to diverse options while men lag behind. The discussion highlights the disparity in contraceptive choices between genders.
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### Economic and Historical Context: Why Research Lags
Economic incentives have historically favored female contraceptives. Until the mid-'70s, the cost of pregnancy was borne by women, offering little incentive for male-focused solutions. The origins of the female pill during the Cold War reveal it was initially a tool for population control rather than empowerment.
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### The Science Behind Male Contraception
Male contraception presents unique challenges due to the sheer volume of sperm production—millions daily versus one egg monthly. Researchers have explored various methods, including sperm paralyzation with proteins and hormonal interventions like testosterone manipulation. Despite decades of research in the U.S., these approaches have faced significant hurdles.
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### The Road Ahead: Challenges and Hopes
The future of male contraceptives hinges on finding a method that effectively halts sperm production or function without adverse effects. Economic viability and public acceptance are also crucial factors, as companies must see a market for such products.
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### Conclusion: A Glimpse into the Future with Squarespace
As the episode wraps up, Trace thanks Squarespace for their sponsorship and encourages viewers to explore their latest platform, Squarespace 7. With features like cover pages and seamless integration, it's a tool for turning ideas into action.
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis episode of D news is brought to you by Squarespace and then they inject that into your vest Defence and it clogs everything up oh my God it's great I want to do it it's it's awesome it's not legal but they do have a pill oh tell me more hey everybody thanks for watching D news today I'm trace and we have a special guest costal gadus from Al jazer and we're going to talk about the male anatomy right yeah that's fun starting my first DS story with a bang Indonesia is trying a new type of male birth control from the justia garosa plant the plant has been used by locals for male contraception for centuries they chew the leaf and then they don't get their lady partner prar and now thanks to 30 years of research in Indonesia it's soon to be available in a 99% effective contraceptive pill to Indonesians only maybe yeah not not here till the FDA looks at it which might take a decade or two or 12 assuming they do it in the first place right which they don't necessar have plans to do at all who knows right the researchers analyze and synthesize a key molecule in the gendera plant and after 5 days of treatment protein bands on the tip of the sperm cells were deactivated though sperm numbers and motility were normal the proteins helped the sperm fuse with the egg and although I did have trouble finding exactly what those bands were in the research I'm guessing they're talking about acrosome formation after stopping the pill the sperm returned to normal within 30 days so this could be a legit reversible m ale birth control pill if we can get more info on it and maybe get the FDA to approve it what we know so far is a bit sparse the extract has been turned into a pill by pharmaceutical company PT Indo Fara and clinical trials have been running since 2009 the latest third-phase clinical trial included 350 people and had a 99.96% success rate that seems high however even though they've been doing this research since the 8S all the papers I found we an Indonesian and my Indonesian isn't that good that's probably better than mine though this isn't even the first non FDA approved birth control we talked about vasil gel on D news before and there are other male contraceptive methods like condoms vasectomies none of these are new which got us thinking ladies have got pills and iuds rings and patches which is really weird why is it that making a contraceptive pill or whatever is so damn elusive Research into male contraceptives has been going on in the US for over 60 years but economically speaking until the mid '70s when child support was signed into law the cost of getting pregnant was born mainly by the ladies H born no pun intended companies didn't have a lot of incentive to make a pill for men who weren't worried about m not to mention the original female birth control pill wasn't even invented to make the lives of ladies better that came later it was invented during the Cold War to promote population control and capitalism this is according to America and the Pill by Donna Ducker addition Ally researchers say with female birth control you only have to control one egg in a month in males you have to control millions of sperm thousands every day that's according to a doctor from the University of Minnesota there are scientists in the US working on contraception pills to paralyze the sperm with epin A protein that coats them so they can't move it didn't work they also tried to raise testosterone which causes infertility by shutting down ganat tropins which is why bodybuilders sometimes become infertile they've even tried removing retinoic acid formation in the testes which would mean no sperm production but that didn't work either long story short we've got top Minds working on this but it's not going to be solved unless there's a way to stop making all them sperms but there also has to be some kind of economic benefit so maybe there is that now if people are willing to buy pills cuz they weren't in the past anyway we'd like to thank Squarespace for this episode of DNE Squarespace recently launched the latest version of their platform Squarespace 7 which has a completely redesigned interface integrates with Getty Images and Google apps new templates and an incredible feature called cover pages try the new Squarespace at squarespace.com D news and you can enter the offer code D news at checkout to get 10% off Squarespace start here go anywhere guys what do you think would you take a birth control pill every day that was 99% effective I feel like I would I feel like I'd do that go down into the comments let us know your feelings on the subject and make sure you subscribe for more D news and Costa what if people want to find you where can they go can follow me on Twitter at KR and on Facebook too coost to gadusthis episode of D news is brought to you by Squarespace and then they inject that into your vest Defence and it clogs everything up oh my God it's great I want to do it it's it's awesome it's not legal but they do have a pill oh tell me more hey everybody thanks for watching D news today I'm trace and we have a special guest costal gadus from Al jazer and we're going to talk about the male anatomy right yeah that's fun starting my first DS story with a bang Indonesia is trying a new type of male birth control from the justia garosa plant the plant has been used by locals for male contraception for centuries they chew the leaf and then they don't get their lady partner prar and now thanks to 30 years of research in Indonesia it's soon to be available in a 99% effective contraceptive pill to Indonesians only maybe yeah not not here till the FDA looks at it which might take a decade or two or 12 assuming they do it in the first place right which they don't necessar have plans to do at all who knows right the researchers analyze and synthesize a key molecule in the gendera plant and after 5 days of treatment protein bands on the tip of the sperm cells were deactivated though sperm numbers and motility were normal the proteins helped the sperm fuse with the egg and although I did have trouble finding exactly what those bands were in the research I'm guessing they're talking about acrosome formation after stopping the pill the sperm returned to normal within 30 days so this could be a legit reversible m ale birth control pill if we can get more info on it and maybe get the FDA to approve it what we know so far is a bit sparse the extract has been turned into a pill by pharmaceutical company PT Indo Fara and clinical trials have been running since 2009 the latest third-phase clinical trial included 350 people and had a 99.96% success rate that seems high however even though they've been doing this research since the 8S all the papers I found we an Indonesian and my Indonesian isn't that good that's probably better than mine though this isn't even the first non FDA approved birth control we talked about vasil gel on D news before and there are other male contraceptive methods like condoms vasectomies none of these are new which got us thinking ladies have got pills and iuds rings and patches which is really weird why is it that making a contraceptive pill or whatever is so damn elusive Research into male contraceptives has been going on in the US for over 60 years but economically speaking until the mid '70s when child support was signed into law the cost of getting pregnant was born mainly by the ladies H born no pun intended companies didn't have a lot of incentive to make a pill for men who weren't worried about m not to mention the original female birth control pill wasn't even invented to make the lives of ladies better that came later it was invented during the Cold War to promote population control and capitalism this is according to America and the Pill by Donna Ducker addition Ally researchers say with female birth control you only have to control one egg in a month in males you have to control millions of sperm thousands every day that's according to a doctor from the University of Minnesota there are scientists in the US working on contraception pills to paralyze the sperm with epin A protein that coats them so they can't move it didn't work they also tried to raise testosterone which causes infertility by shutting down ganat tropins which is why bodybuilders sometimes become infertile they've even tried removing retinoic acid formation in the testes which would mean no sperm production but that didn't work either long story short we've got top Minds working on this but it's not going to be solved unless there's a way to stop making all them sperms but there also has to be some kind of economic benefit so maybe there is that now if people are willing to buy pills cuz they weren't in the past anyway we'd like to thank Squarespace for this episode of DNE Squarespace recently launched the latest version of their platform Squarespace 7 which has a completely redesigned interface integrates with Getty Images and Google apps new templates and an incredible feature called cover pages try the new Squarespace at squarespace.com D news and you can enter the offer code D news at checkout to get 10% off Squarespace start here go anywhere guys what do you think would you take a birth control pill every day that was 99% effective I feel like I would I feel like I'd do that go down into the comments let us know your feelings on the subject and make sure you subscribe for more D news and Costa what if people want to find you where can they go can follow me on Twitter at KR and on Facebook too coost to gadus\n"
