Frustrated by the lack of male contraception options, german citizen, Clemens Bimek, has taken action into it, and for the past decade has perfected an inspired idea into a now possible option for male contraception.
Frustrated by the lack of male contraception options, german citizen, Clemens Bimek, has taken action into it, and for the past decade has perfected an inspired idea into a now possible option for male contraception.
Frustrated by the lack of male contraception options, german citizen, Clemens Bimek, has taken action into it, and for the past decade has perfected an inspired idea into a now possible option for male contraception.
Frustrated by the lack of male contraception options, german citizen,
Clemens Bimek, has taken action into it, and for the past decade has perfected an inspired idea into a now possible option for male contraception. Bimek details the story of his invention and the way the idea developed. It started off with an idea while he watched a television program on male anatomy, it crossed his mind that maybe a vasectomys procedure could be different by adding a valve instead of cutting the anatomy. During 2006 he developed a prototype and courageously implanted it on himself, along with Dr. Barry Marshall and Dr. Werner Forssmann, two very important independent surgeons. The experiment was guided by Bimek himself, the procedure was performed under local anesthesia, allowing him to follow and direct every step of the surgery, making sure there were no complications during the installation. Later on, after the main success of the experiment was completed with a second surgical revision and a newer prototype. The way the valve works is incredibly simple, it only involves conducts and a switch to prevent or allow semen to go through the vas deferens. "During implantation the vas deferens is transected and the ends are attached to the respective in/out tubes of the device. (medGadget, 2016). Once the device is positioned correctly, there is a swift found that can be palpated through the scrotum. The valve is easily closed, only by pressing a switch through the skin it will prevent the leak of semen, making it completely effective as a contraceptive and birth control family planner option. When needed to re-open, the valve takes the switch and a separate safety button and starts again leaking as if nothing had blocked the vas deferens before.
The devices prototype creation is built by PEEK Optima, a biocompatible
polymer used for implants. The risks of the Bimek SLV birth control method is found on the expensiveness of the same, it is estimated to cost $5,460. Along with the price risk, it is also noticeable to say that this is not a contraceptive method for the heat of the moment since it has taken up to a month or 30 ejaculations (post-closure) to be completely leak-proof and semenfree. The last downside that the public must be conscious of before choosing the Bimek SLV is that it isnt at all a protection method when it comes to sexually transmitted infections such as herpes and HIV. Regardless of these downsides, it is an incredibly great deal in exchange for a lifetime of controllable birth control that does not have to be carried, is fool-proof, and has not have failed prototyped before, promising great results once the product and procedure are launched into market. References: medGadget. (January, 2016). Implantable Semen Valve: On-Demand Male Birth Control. medGadget, LLC
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