Male birth control is here- some women are angry

LilUziSkrrt1 · 2021-01-26T17:58:13+00:00

I don’t see why women WOULD be angry lol

CairnWD · 2021-01-26T19:44:28+00:00

Of course they would These are the same type of women who'd commit paternity fraud

primalsympathy · 2021-01-26T23:13:50+00:00

Isn't this ultimately beneficial to everybody? I don't understand why some womenwould be angry. They won't have to go through abortion or pregnancy accidentally if they don't want to. How does this hurt anybody?

tenchineuro · 2021-01-26T20:59:00+00:00

The pill is much more convenient. Also the gel takes from 4 to 6 months to be effective.

https://health.ucdavis.edu/health-news/newsroom/male-contraception-clinical-trial-launches-in-sacramento-/2020/06
A man’s sperm count should be low enough to prevent pregnancy in about four months, but it can take up to six months. At that point, the couple will use the study contraceptive gel as their only form of birth control for 12 months. The man will have monthly checkups over the course of the trial, with sperm count testing and testosterone monitored at each visit. The female partner will have checkups every three months.
After 12 months, the man will stop using the study contraceptive gel and will continue to be followed until his sperm count returns to the normal range, which typically takes about four months.

As for long term side effects, there is no data, if you use it for a few years and stop, will you eventually become fertile? Unknown. This is all I can find reported for now.

https://utswmed.org/medblog/pill-guys-male-birth-control-option-passes-safety-tests/
Some participants (including some on the placebo) reported mild side effects, such as:
Acne
Headaches
Mild erectile dysfunction
Reduced sex drive
Tiredness
Weight gain of 5 lbs. or less

These are from the early trials, so there may be more.

rocker10039 · 2021-01-27T07:21:44+00:00

Wait wait.... we're they the one that complained that men should have birth control and not women? Because of hormones etc etc?!?!?!

ShivasKratom3 · 2021-01-27T04:04:44+00:00

Here is my opinion on this not that anyone cares

I rhink anyone should have access to whatever drugs they want without prison time, given its not an antibodic cuz super germs, but I think as of right now giving little girls the pill with all these side effects doctors don't even know before prescription is wrong

Women coming off the pill say jts like they are living life anew. They can do total 180s on the whether or not they like their relationship. They are happier and livelier and want sex more.

Putting people on birth control, especially young girls, fucks their stress response and can be damaging and mentally draining. Its better than getting pregnant sure but someone needs to be there to tell her the risk and pull her off if need be.

Women always say "birth control sucks its mens time to deal with all the side effects and not us" but how fucked up is the 'I had a bad time now everyone has to' mentality.

Condoms and not being stupid work decent. Sex Ed needs work aswell. But dont just jump on these birth controls thinking it only effects having kids. And don't force your partner too.

Also if you dont want it or it sucks... don't use it? "But then I'll get pregnant" then use condoms and dont get with those you dont trust to wear it? If you are forced to use the pill your in an abusive relationship. If you chose to use it I dont think its fair that you put it on everyone else as if you were forced to?

Finally don't say "its horrible you do it" that's just a fucked up thing to do. Both genders deserve a birth control with minimal side effects and saying "ours sucks and we have no data so yours should suck and have no data also". Like that train problem but you say "well if one gets killed both should its only fair" let's get both to a place science understands both and we can use both safely

Ensifror · 2021-01-27T09:56:10+00:00

Just so we're clear, the way this gel works, is by crashing your testosterone, FSH and LH production to nothing. Then replacing your lost testosterone with testosterone supplementation.

So, it's reasonable to expect this gel will have a similar side effect profile to TRT. Since that's half the treatment in essence.

Ball Shrinkage
increased risk of clotting (due to overproduction of red blood cells)
gynocomastia (puffy, sore nipples, due to increased estrogen levels)
increased risk of cardiovascular conditions
Acne
increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea
difficult to come off because it takes your body a month or two to recover normal testosterone production

It'll also be interesting to see how medical regulation treats this new drug. Given TRT at the moment, is heavily regulated to the point where it's hard to get it prescribed even if you legitimately need it.

Overall, I think I'd rather just flush a condom than fuck with my testosterone levels. I think other potential male birth control options should get more attentions. For example, Vasalgel. Which is non-hormonal, and thus carries little risk for hormonal side effects.

lostcymbrogi · 2021-01-27T02:55:02+00:00

I got a vasectomy as a young man to avoid this particular issue. While some women are delighted by the concept, many aren't. My wife loves it, but in relationships previous to that one many women plainly felt it was a nightmare. They were horrified at my decision and weren't shy about expressing it.

Ensifror · 2021-01-27T01:35:54+00:00

Hormonal birth control is shitty for everyone and should be rejected out of hand.

BeastMcQueen · 2021-01-26T19:29:22+00:00

It is really almost here? Details?

2021-01-27T20:04:55+00:00

Good. It doesn't matter what they think, you guys can finally not have to worry about getting someone pregnant.

SSShortestGGGiraffe · 2021-01-27T07:06:55+00:00

I love how the video linked to a total pick me girl. Anyways, the title said some women in the video, keyword... some. Even in the video, there were literally about 3 tweets that she showed. People are allowed to have an opinion on any situation they want to, that's the internet.

SecretPotatoChip · 2021-01-29T01:01:16+00:00

Easy male birth control benefits women. The easier it is to use, the more likely they are to use it, and therefore the less likely it is for a woman to get pregnant.

BaileysBaileys · 2021-02-09T17:03:06+00:00

Well perhaps some women are angry, but I bet many other women are happy. I know I am. What could be better than *both* myself and my partner being able to protect ourselves against an unwanted pregnancy?

But anyway, it's not about whether woman are happy about it (it is about men now having better protected reproductive rights), and I would have liked the POST more if that hadn't been the focus. Not everything has to be about getting back at women. Can we just celebrate advances in male birth control without this acidity?

Title	Male birth control is here- some women are angry
Author	SkedeHei
Upvotes	92
Comments	100
Date	January 26, 2021 2:42 PM UTC (5 years ago)
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