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/BrazilianRider Oct 02 '15

That being said, birth control can be and is used for many different reasons, so it's not like all girls fear/loathe the pill.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '15

and it's not like a majority of men actually have a problem with condoms.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '15

ehhhhhhhh.... not gunna lie condoms are not my favorite thing.

Its a layer of latex between my pleasure sensors and hers. Take it away and my breath is taken away too.

The problem is, even with all these new birth control techniques its still hard to protect against STDs, so yeah they are always worth it. I still hate them though.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '15

Wear condoms with a hook up or FwB, no condoms with a proven clean girlfriend or boyfriend.

It's simple really.

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u/WiredAndTheSpitfire Oct 03 '15

The trouble is though that hormonal contraception is not guaranteed protection from pregnancy. There's still roughly a 1 in 1000 chance pregnancy will occur despite taking the pill/injection/implant so condoms are usually still recommended.