New male contraceptive pill that MSM is declaring "safe" has only been through 1 MONTH trial & relies on drastically lowering testosterone. Be prepared for the anti-male attack articles by feminists when men are apprehensive and want further testing for dangers, just like they did for the last one.

fengpi · 2018-03-19T00:47:49+00:00

I do recall a bunch of jeering about men being wimps because an experimental contraceptive pill had a certain percentage of people going sterile in the trials in addition to lesser side-effects. That was supposed to be a fine example of how fragile men are, they can't handle a little ache here and there, ha ha ha, what weaklings, ho ho ho, the weaker sex, hee hee hee. The sterility aspect went unmentioned in favor of hyping the lesser side-effects.

contexistential · 2018-03-19T00:55:09+00:00

Feminist here. Being apprehensive about a one-month trial and choosing to wait for further testing before signing up for medication that alters your hormones is entirely reasonable. Anyone who suggests otherwise is a huge hypocrite in denying someone else the right to body autonomy that they are fighting for. Not to mention severely lacking in empathy, given that a lot of women have experience with hormonal birth control.

tenchineuro · 2018-03-19T01:54:22+00:00

Like the pill for women, the experimental pill combines activity of an androgen - a male hormone such as testosterone - and a progestin.

What the heck is a progestin? At first I thought it was an estrogen, but no....

--A progestin is a type of medication which is used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy. They can also be used in the treatment of gynecological conditions, to support fertility and pregnancy, to lower sex hormone levels for various purposes, and for other indications

So what are the long-term results of progestin on men?

The results showed that the pill worked only if taken with food. "Despite having low levels of circulating testosterone, very few subjects reported symptoms consistent with testosterone deficiency or excess," said Professor Stephanie Page, senior investigator on the study.

"These promising results are unprecedented in the development of a prototype male pill," All groups taking DMAU experienced some weight gain, as well decreases in HDL ("good") cholesterol.

Must be taken with food to be effective? What is going on here?

And what are the long-term effects of "low levels of circulating testosterone" in men? IMHO, this does not sound like a good thing.

fasterfind · 2018-03-19T16:25:43+00:00

The news is interesting, but the title attacks feminists preemtively. If we're going to attack them, then in all fairness, it has to be after they've done something rather than before it. It has to be factual rather than fanciful. We are, after all, coming from a position of righteous indignation, fact based reactions, and moral high ground.

2018-03-19T22:11:57+00:00

Lowering testosterone in men causes many problems... firstly it makes you borderline transgender (not something I want as a side effect for not having kids)

secondly, it makes your mood change, you can have mood swings and problems related to that..

finally, it causes muscle problems, ED and other health problems

Why not just do vagesjell instead of pumping men with female hormones/removing male hormones from men???

2018-03-19T07:10:37+00:00

Glossypol

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