Birth Control for men - Birth Control Message Board

rcoaster · 04-26-2007, 12:08 AM

As a man,I think this idea has come.Whether my fellow brethren would embrace it is another matter.What do you think the chances of pregnancy would be if the pill and this method were used for men.I personally think two forms of birth control is best for peace of mind but still not 100%.With this new idea for men and the pill or other female method close to 99%,it seems like this is as close to zero as we are ever going to get for pregnancy chances if both are used faithfully and as directed.BTW, I am referencing relatively new news that researchers have discovered a hormonal birth control for men.

Blastoff9600 · 04-26-2007, 06:19 AM

I wouldnt count on the male bc pill just yet. It has been going around for years that they are close to the right formula and so on. I swear if the amount of time they have spent on this bcp for men was spent on women's bcp the side effects and problems that women have had with bcp wouldnt exisit.
It would be great but the odds of guys actually taking it arent that great. There are several articles in which guys think its great but then they turn around and say they wont take it. Because they dont want the same issues or side effects that women have had to deal with.
Also even with two forms of bc used perfectly it doesnt mean bc failure wont happen. Yes the percentage would lower but there is always a chance of pregnancy when having sex.

StenoLady1 · 04-26-2007, 06:53 AM

I've been hearing about this for a while now. I went off the pill last March and DH & I were hearing about this then.

First, I've got to wonder about the demand for men's hormonal BC. Women in today's society seem to believe that BC is their responsibility and men seem to believe the same. Just this board as an example, The Birth Control Board; how many men do you see posting here? With few exceptions, condoms are synonomous with STD prevention; the pill, shot and ring are synonomous with pregnancy prevention.

Second, hormones screw around with our bodies something fierce. This is proven science. They affect our weight, our moods, our skin, our energy levels and our sex drives. Would men be so quick to put such a thing in their bodies when it's so accepted -- and so often expected -- that BC is a woman's responsibility?

On the other hand, pharma is making great strides to ensure all men's penises are in wonderful working order. I know that if DH takes any antidepressant med, anti-anxiety med, blood pressure med, cholesterol med or diabetic med, his penis won't work right, but this is known, accepted and DH can speak to his doctor and take another pill to get his penis working again. This is drilled into my head nightly every seven to eight minutes during primetime television. Yet, I see the commercials for the pill or ring on the nightly tv, I see women doing cartwheels and talking about how carefree it is being on hormonal BC meds. I never see a woman looking into the camera talking about how hormonal BC can make a woman's vagina dry up or lose her libido.

My point being: Pharma and society are much more prepared for and accepting of men's sexual dysfunction due to medications than they are of women's sexual dysfunction (a major side effect of synthetic hormones). Maybe your brethren will accept this new form of BC since they know pharma is working so hard for them.