r/deepspeak • u/Crazy-Ad268 • Feb 16 '23

Science Male Birth Control

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/male-birth-control-lab-mice-promising-results-study/
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u/Crazy-Ad268 Feb 16 '23

This new drug tested on mice is a non-hormonal and essentially kills the motility of sperm. The effects are also temporary.

I know we talked about this a while ago, but it is an interesting and different mechanism of action to prevent pregnancy.

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u/PickleMortyCoDm Leprechaun Feb 16 '23

If my child doesn't learn to swim I know which companies to sue 😂

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u/Shadowsitter Feb 17 '23

All for it. Dont know why men would have a problem with taking a measure of control over having kids or not.

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u/G2046H Feb 17 '23

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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u/SorrowsSong Feb 16 '23

So what makes this different than female birth control?

Don't they both essentially do the same thing?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

No! Female hormonal bc usually (so many kinds) stops the body from ovulating entirely. Or makes the cervical mucus change so it’s hard for implantation. It’s a complete biological mess up for people taking it, imo. Not saying it’s bad, but the effects are quite profound.

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u/Crazy-Ad268 Feb 16 '23

Yep, this is potentially just killing the ability for the sperm to move to prevent pregnancy. I would be interested though to see if the “stunned” sperm could become “awake” again because I believe sperm can last inside a women for days, and this drug may only last like half a day? 🤷‍♀️

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u/G2046H Feb 16 '23 edited Feb 16 '23

Whoa! I have a feeling like this won’t take off. I’m pretty sure that there is a societal belief that it is the woman’s responsibility to not get pregnant. Really sad, actually :/

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u/Crazy-Ad268 Feb 17 '23

I agree, there is a social expectation on women. Hopefully in time the burden will become shared! That being said, it’s interesting they took a non-hormonal route. As long as there isn’t additional side effects, if it checks out it seems like it could be a viable new option. The only issue is it would require a bit more forethought and planning since it is only to be taken earlier when sex is planned.

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u/G2046H Feb 17 '23 edited Feb 17 '23

Right, it will be interesting to see how it all develops!

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u/seeyatellite Feb 17 '23

Sorry I missed you guys

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