A gel injected into the scrotum could be the next male contraceptive::Biotech company Contraline has safely implanted a sperm-blocking hydrogel in 23 men. It’s designed to be a fully reversible vasectomy.

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    Would be cool to have a remote control device that mechanically opens/closes the tubes, built-in security layer for ensuring only you can unlock it, auto-lock, etc. If the tech-bro venture capitalists weren’t weirdos about spreading their genes around maybe this would be a thing.

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      Your subscription to fertility has expired. Please renew your credit card details in the next 90 days or your balls will be perma-locked.

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        It’s actually super easy to root your ball controls and run a minimal install, check out some of the projects on github. Compatibility is like 90% there.

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      You want… Smart balls? Smart tech can’t even make toast right but you want it in your balls!!!

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        I mean I would only accept the FOSS option for my balls (or lack thereof), but yeah I want like a diabetes insulin pump but for balls. Could add a bunch of quirks and features in there too like a hardening protective mesh and RGB. Why stop there just go full tech-penis.

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      Too lazy to search for it, but there was some swiss dude who literally had mechanical valves implanted into his sperm ducts.