Male birth control

Tiffany - posted on 06/05/2010

LOL..I think it would be AWESOME if it worked.It may help with the dead beat father syndrome.Man, I would buy it for my husband.Even though I have an iud.That just seems too perfect.

Andrea - posted on 06/05/2010

Very true, Jodi. I was thinking that too.

Jodi - posted on 06/05/2010

Well, true, I didn't think about allergies!! So yes, it could be an option. I guess I would be concerned if people are using it INSTEAD of condoms in many instances, it could also result in a rise in STDs. Just a thought!

Andrea - posted on 06/05/2010

Oh, ok Jodi. You are so right in saying that birth control is not being used properly! I agree that people still may not use it. I am allergic to condoms and know a few others that are so in my case it could be another option for people like us.

Jodi - posted on 06/05/2010

Andrea, I wasn't responding specifically to your post. I was merely commenting that there is already a male contraception available :) My point, people ALREADY have the option of using more than one method but they choose not to. Do you really think a male pill will make a difference?



Oh, and just for the record, my husband's comment on this was, so, have they researched how it affects performance, and will the hormones have effect on either performance or end result? I think you will find a lot of men won't go near it, for the same reasons they don't like to use condoms.



And you will still hear women complaining of getting pregnant because their birth control failed. They have the option of using more than one now, and introducing another one won't change that. People will still bitch about failed birth control. because often (not always) when birth control fails, it is not being used properly. I also hear about a lot of birth control failures. In fact, SO MANY that you'd think the failure rate was something like 20% as opposed to 1%-2%.

Andrea - posted on 06/05/2010

Jodi, I said that men and women should both use a form of birth control to prevent unplanned pregnancies (whether it be a condom or a pill). I hear so many women say they got pregnant because their form of birth control failed them. If couples were both using a form of birth control, that might help prevent a pregnancy if one method fails. I didn't say they had no control over birth control.

Rhonda - posted on 06/05/2010

I think both people should use birth control pills if they are available and neither should have to tell the other or ask for permission to use BC.

Kyrsten Analiese - posted on 06/04/2010

I agree that I wouldn't trust a man who said that he was on birth control, but there's a lot of women I wouldn't trust who say that too. And even if my boyfriend said he was on it I'd still use my implanon. Just in case : )

Jodi - posted on 06/04/2010

Oh God, men on hormones....ARRRRGGGGG!!!!!



Seriously though, men already have some control over birth control if they choose to - they are called condoms. To use the reasoning that there are so many unplanned pregnancies because they have no control over birth control is rubbish. They just CHOOSE not to take that control because they don't like it. Well, I hated my birth control too, but there was no way I was having a baby as the alternative (solved now with a vasectomy for hubby, LOL)



Anyway, if they do bring out a pill for men, good on them, but I wouldn't trust a man who said he was on the pill. If he wants to take it for his peace of mind, sobeit, but it wouldn't give me any peace of mind at all.

Tisha - posted on 06/04/2010

I'm all for men finally having the option to take some contol. There hopefully won't be nearly as many unwanted preganancies out there if the men know that they can do something to help prevent it. I'm sure there not going to put out a male BC pill that isn't safe. It cant be very different than those on the market for women. I think that if a man in not married or in a serious committed relationship then it is his right to take the BC and not tell. If he is married or decides to commit to ta long ter relationship ten he should discuss it with his partner.

Bonnie - posted on 06/04/2010

I think that it would be nice for the man to take the pill for once. Yes, it would be great to have both males and females on the pill, to cover not getting pregnant. I do not believe many men will take the pill though, since many I know think it will upset their systems too much. Well what about us women?
We have been taking the pill and other forms of birth control, and this has several side effects for us too. Did we want those side effects, no!
We knew that it couldn't be left up to the guys to help us not get pregnant. I would love a break from taking the birth control pill, besides the times I am trying to get pregnant. I do think that if someone is using birth control, it would be respectful to let the other person know. I think more women would feel happy with knowing the guy is stepping things up, and showing more responsibility with protecting against unwanted pregnancy.

Andrea - posted on 06/04/2010

I think men and women should both use a method of birth control, then if one fails they have another one as a backup. Maybe there wouldn't be so many unplanned pregnancies.

Rhonda - posted on 06/04/2010

Vasectomy isn't always nor easily reversible, its sterilization and permanent. The Male birth control pill that has been through clinical trials has had 3 years to wait on side effects with nothing but weight gain in some male users being the sole side effect thus far.

The MHC works by preventing men who use it from making sperm. But its effects are not long term, he'd have to take the pill everyday for it to work everyday but the married men who used it as the sole means of contraceptive found that they were shooting blanks so long as they took the pills.

Tracey - posted on 06/04/2010

I can't see a difference between men or women taking the pill to prevent pregnancy, I think both partners should be aware of who is taking precautions, I don't know the medical thinking behind it, does it do something to the sperm?
I would also want to know the risks of cancer as it raises the risks of some female cancers so what does it do to men?

There is already a very good method of male birth control on the market - vasectomy, very effective and the man can't forget to take it every morning.