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REVERSIBLE INHIBITION OF AIR POLLUTION LINKED TO HIGHER
SPERM UNDER GUIDANCE (RISUG) INCIDENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES

RISUG is a nonhormonal injectable male A new study conducted in Delhi and Chennai suggests
contraception created to take the place of surgical that breathing in polluted air may raise the risk of type
vasectomy, the sole technique of male sterilization 2 diabetes. High blood sugar levels were linked to
currently in use worldwide. It functions by breathing in air containing a lot of particulate matter,
physically obstructing the vas deferens, a duct particularly PM2.5. The new assessment is part of the
that transfers sperm from the epididymis to the Centre for cArdiometabolic Risk Reduction in South
ejaculatory ducts during ejaculation, preventing Asia (CARRS) Surveillance Study. The study is a compo-
the creation of sperm. It provides a long-lasting, nent of the chronic disease research that India has been
reliable, and safe method of family planning. conducting since 2010. Between 2010 and 2017, 12,000
After injection, it starts to work two months later men and women in Delhi and Chennai participated in
and lasts for up to ten years. It has no negative the study. Air pollution exposure models and satellite
effects on reproductive health, local inflamma- data were used to assess their blood sugar levels on a
tion at the injection site, or pyrexia. It has a lower regular basis. Studies investigating the relationship
failure rate than the breaking rate of male between diabetes and fine particulate matter with a
condoms. Therefore, RISUG is a highly effective, diameter of less than 2.5 micrograms (PM2.5) are rare
low failure-rate, one-use male contraception. in very polluted areas like India. The researchers
RISUG is a perfect option for a mass contraceptive discovered that blood sugar levels rose after one month
delivery program because it requires a standard of exposure to PM2.5, and blood sugar levels rose after a
dosage of 120 microliters, which eliminates the year or longer. They discovered that the risk of diabetes
need for customization. rose by 22% for every 10 micrograms/m3 increase in
the two cities' yearly average PM2.5 level. It also
suggested Indians are more prone to diabetes than the
INCLUSION OF INDIAN MEDICINE
SYSTEM ON WHO'S LIST Western population given the pathophysiology of
Indians, low BMI with a high proportion of fat.

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