Scientists have developed an injection to prevent pregnancy that women can use at home without the need to visit a doctor. The new injection contains microscopic crystals that gather under the skin, absolutely absolute hormones that prevent pregnancy for long periods that extend for months or years.
He worked to develop these injections researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, and published their results in the “Nature Chemical Engineering Magazine” on March 24, and the British Daily Mail newspaper wrote about it.
Initial studies conducted on mice have shown that the injection is safe, and is likely to be effective in contraception.
Contraceptive implants inspired researchers
In this new technology, the team was based on the same principle of long -term contraceptive implants currently used, which doctors enter by creating an incision in the arm.
These implants make a continuous flow of hormones in the bloodstream to stop ovulation, and they are 99% effective for 3 years, but patients must visit a doctor, nurse or a family organizing specialist to install the implant.
Scientists hope that the new injection will be easier to use, and to help women who can take a daily contraceptive.
The team is now planning to conduct more experiments to improve this technique, taking into account factors such as the dose and the duration of its survival in the body. They also want to explore the possibility of using this injection to treat other drugs that absolutely require long -term in the body.