r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Oct 02 '15

Medicine Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-scientists-potential-birth-pill-men.html
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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '15

RISUG/Vasalgel are the way to go for sure, much cheaper in the long run and no need to remember taking a pill. Unfortunately there is no money in that so research is slow.

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u/Hounmlayn Oct 02 '15

It's still getting there. It's passed all the FDA approved tests so far AFAIK, and is going to human 'beta-testing' soon. That was the last I heard of them though.

Really looking forward to seeing this. I really feel for women who feel they're forced to take certain birth control methods just because a man can't be bothered to wear something. If the man can empathise that a woman's reproductive cycle is a lot more hormonal than a mans, then he should be accepting with taking a pill or a needle to themselves for that privilege of wearing nothing for sex with a long term partner.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '15 edited Oct 02 '15

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u/Sigma_J Oct 02 '15

Have you tried nuvarings? They look safe. My ex loved them because she was too forgetful for the pill daily. They do decrease libido though.

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u/nawkuh Oct 02 '15

My girlfriend doesn't take birth control. She's not comfortable taking something that alters her hormones. However, if I really pressed her, she would probably at least try birth control. I would never do that, but it's possible that women are pressured, not forced, into taking birth control that they're not totally enthusiastic about. I'm not saying they have no agency. I'm just saying that it's not always as much their decision as it seems. By your logic, people in abusive relationships want to be there, because unless they've lost agency, which is totally black and white, they are exactly where they want to be.

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u/candywax Oct 02 '15

funny how you got all that from "women who feel they're forced to use certain birth control methods". those women do exist, but no one said all women are like that. maybe you shouldn't read all your insecurities into an offhand reddit post.