Honestly, as a dude, I'm 100% down for male birth control. Can't wait.
Hopefully it less hormonal side affects than the female pill. But yeah having an extra level of protection will be nice.
“Extra Level”? It's more about taking the burden off the women for me. Why do they, and only they, always have to mess up their bodies?
Obviously it depends on the relationship and how risk averse you both are. But yeah why not both? Seems like a pretty good way to be really sure!
You can already do that with condoms and no one is messing up their body...
Exactly.
Condoms would be 99% effective if they could be made idiot-proof.
Sucks you're being down voted, I mean maybe saying "idiot-proof" isn't nice but comprehensive sex ed should cover helping those with a noodle understand how to find ones that fit comfortably and what main causes there are for breakage n whatnot. I'm currently having that discussion with my sex buddy, and I can't tell you the amount of times I've had people try to coerce me into letting them go raw dog in the past. Like keep in mind I'm in a state that has not only criminalized abortion but is defunding all planned parenthoods now.
Same. I've always preferred to be in full control of my own contraception, mostly because I just don't trust anyone else with something that consequential
Friendly reminder of the core problem: medical treatments are all balanced against the risk of what it counteracts.
Undergoing physical and chemical changes to grow another creature inside you and have it damage everything on the way out is pretty risky. Female birth control only has to be less risky than that.
A male has zero physiological risk from impregnating someone. Therefore, anything except a miracle drug with high efficacy and almost zero side effects is going to stall at the trial stage.
On another note, that speaks to how safe and effective vasectomies are.
Written by someone who has never had to pay child support.
I will say this as often as I can, getting the ol snip snip was the best decision I've ever made.
Oh, I'm way ahead of them there, with 44 years of shitty diet and lifestyle choices.
I've been ingesting mirco plastics on purpose to avoid having children!
Everyone brace yourself! The Christians are looking for Bible quotes right now!
Ha jokes on them, the plastic in my balls is permanently shutting of my sperm!
And moments after its efficacy was proven, Louisiana banned it.
Man my birth control seems way safer and way more effective. It's called: "Obesity, Trichotillomania, and absolutely fuck all confidence."
Not saying the pill won't eventually appear but the track record for men contraception hitting the market is not good. It always get cancelled in an endless loop of disapointment.
People serious about sharing the load or protecting women from the aide effect of birth control should look up vasectomy or thermal contraception. It works.
I've been on thermal contraception for 6months myself and my sperm production bas completely stoped with no side effects. Highly recommend.
Hehe "sharing the load"
Should be noted vasectomies aren't reliably reversible after a certain point, but if you know you don't want kids, by all means. I'd rather my partner take that leap than me have to have more invasive surgery
If it flies, look for a huge spike in stds
Huge spikes in STD’s is already happening due to other factors
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/sti-increase-syphilis-cases-spike-74-in-four-years
Wear a rubber kids. No one likes a raunchy coochie/schlong
No one likes a raunchy coochie/schlong
Untrue. There are some people that specifically seek that, along with the STDs called "bug chasers." Since I've been cursed with this knowledge, so must you all be.
can't wait for the inevitable surge of pregnancies, as people learn that that sperm doesn't just fucking disappear, and that it needs to be manually cleared first.
I've heard of a male birth control every couple years and still nothing on the market. Usually it's because there are slight side effects and that's considered to much of a risk meanwhile female birth control can cause blood clots and whatnot. I'm too jaded to believe this will ever come to fruition.
She would still have to either trust him or take birth control herself as well.
Is any birth control really trust free?
The only thing that works is abstinence. It's like handling a gun. Don't put your dick in something that you can impregnate unless you're ready for kids.
Disclaimer: This comment is not meant to be taken seriously. Even though it's true.
You're always supposed to use multiple methods regardless.
Pullout game strong af. Using it for years.
Having said that, I don't recommend it.
Edit: the down votes 😆 I said I don't recommend it! At least I'm responsible towards others!
I have two kids already, we take good care of them. Having another one would just mean more love. Don't worry guys. 😊❤️
Every sperm is sacred!
for the downvoters, it's a song from a Monthy Python movie, so comedy (and great one at that!)
When it comes to birth control for far too long women have been getting the short end of the….. oh, nevermind
I find it strange that many people here are against this when the alternative is a surgical treatment that often can't be easily reversed, and even when it is, often lowers the likelihood they will have a kid.
Chemical solutions are way better in that regard because if they are done right they don't damage any tissue and their affects are temporary.
... in mice.
god damn the comments on this post are the fucking wild west
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