By Grace Tzeng
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it states that men are testing out birth control medication in clinical trials.
Research is being conducted in China and the United States.
Research is being conducted in China and the United States.
The way the new medication works is that hormones like progestin are used to turn off sperm production, so sperm count drops to zero. It would be administered in the form of a pill, a gel, a cream, or a patch. Other forms would be an injection given every three months or an implant placed under the skin once a year.
All these methods are entirely reversible if men wish to have children in the future.
It takes two people to have a baby and it should take two to prevent unwanted births. Just because the woman can get pregnant, why should birth control only be the woman’s responsibility?
While I find it a fascinatingly good idea and kind of funny that men might someday have the option to take medication to prevent pregnancy, I doubt that most men would use it.
Just look at how many teen girls are on MTV's reality show 16 and Pregnant. According to the show and what one sixteen-year-old girl said, her guy did not want to use condoms.
Although condoms don’t have any side effects like weight gain or headaches, guys’ wieners are still not wearing their rain coats; because there are so many unplanned pregnancies.
Although condoms don’t have any side effects like weight gain or headaches, guys’ wieners are still not wearing their rain coats; because there are so many unplanned pregnancies.
Perhaps it’s embarrassing buying condoms. Or maybe wearing a love glove kills the sensation. I’m only guessing here folks, I'm not a guy.
So if men are embarrassed to buy condoms along with their shampoo, it will be equally as embarrassing for them to sit in the doctor's waiting room for a pill prescription.
And this new medication opens up another can of worms. Ladies, you will have to trust your men to tell the truth.  |
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With a condom, a patch, or another visible form of contraception, both people can actually see it.
But if it’s a gel, an injection, a pill, or an implant, then it’s based on trusting that your man used birth control. What if the guy wants to sleep with the woman and says he used it, but didn't?
But if it’s a gel, an injection, a pill, or an implant, then it’s based on trusting that your man used birth control. What if the guy wants to sleep with the woman and says he used it, but didn't?
We’ll see how popular the new prevention methods are. I’m betting that contraception will still be in the hands of women.
If you are a man, would you use the new form of contraception? Why or why not? And if you are a woman, would you feel comfortable having your man take the new medication?
2 comments:
This is really quite interesting! I remember the name of the woman I know who's involved in researching this: Elaine Lissner. In case you want to track her down for a future story. (A lesbian working on male birth control--kinda weird, right?)
I liked the professional images and the strong "voice" of this article. I too agree that it won't catch on in the U.S. But maybe in other countries?
A lesbian working on male birth control is funny. :)
Thanks Gaby, for the compliment about the strong "voice." I appreciate your comments. :D
Hopefully male birth control will catch on sometime in the far future. Because it seems that most responsibilities are up to women after straight people get married. And that seems so unfair for the woman.
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