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New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Re: New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Post by wayn3 »

- I'm not paying money to have needle injecting chemicals with unexplored potential (longterm) side effects into my private parts when the potential success rate is that of a condom. Condoms kind of work.

- "The pill" is a bit more than just a contraceptive. A variety of issues, ranging from skin problems to hormonal imabalances are regulated through the pill, which quite efficiently normalizes outliers in female hormone levels alongside acting as a contraceptive.

The pill is rarely "just" a contraceptive. It reduces menstrual pain significantly and allows women to forego the pleasure of planning for a week of unnecessary discomfort every month.

Every woman I've been sufficiently intimate with to have such conversations describes the daily pill as a small price to pay for all the benefits it comes with.

A male vasectomy is 800 bucks and certainly reversible.

Re: New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Post by torrent-of-ions »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #26

I wonder how this would effect STD rates in areas with bad sex ed? I could see a lot of people thinking 'don't need a condom because I can't make someone pregnant now'. Not that this product is a bad thing, very useful for people in monogamous relationships.

I can't see how it would have a positive effect. HIV infection rates in the gay community have shot up in recent years unfortunately as people have become complacent with condoms. Without the risk of pregnancy one can only assume the same thing will happen in the straight community.

Re: New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Post by jmedefind »

earlyriser wrote: post #28

I remember reading about this maybe 6 years ago. What was memorable was that the gel was even cheaper than the syringe. It's sad how slow these things move and that we're not going to have that in North-America for a good time.

They just finished animal trials in the US and are hoping to start human trials soon.

https://www.parsemusfoundation.org/projects/vasalgel/

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Post by voxic11 »

wayn3 wrote: post #31

- I'm not paying money to have needle injecting chemicals with unexplored potential (longterm) side effects into my private parts when the potential success rate is that of a condom. Condoms kind of work. - "The pill" is a bit more than just a contraceptive. A variety of issues, ranging from skin problems to hormonal imabalances are regulated through the pill, which quite efficiently normalizes outliers in female hor…

On the other hand every girl I've been sufficiently intimate with has told me they don't use the pill because it causes the exact issues you describe it helping. The pill is not for everyone.

Re: New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Post by 24gttghh »

jlebrech wrote: post #21
24gttghh wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't a vasectomy...it's a gel injected into the vas deferens which does not block the flow of sperm, but reacts with the negative charge of the sperm to render them infertile. The gel may also removed with another quick injection to flush.

but you might forget about it for 10years and it might flush itself.

If one forgets that a doctor injected something into their vas deferenes, they've got other problems.

Re: New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Post by torrent-of-ions »

wayn3 wrote: post #31

- I'm not paying money to have needle injecting chemicals with unexplored potential (longterm) side effects into my private parts when the potential success rate is that of a condom. Condoms kind of work. - "The pill" is a bit more than just a contraceptive. A variety of issues, ranging from skin problems to hormonal imabalances are regulated through the pill, which quite efficiently normalizes outliers in female hor…

Many women also have problems with hormonal birth control. It essentially changes their character every day which many are not comfortable with. There are numerous cases of women no longer finding their partners attractive after stopping the pill. On top of that it's really bad for the environment. While some women might take it for the side effects, many don't, and they would be better off not taking it.

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Post by duopixel »

Should I have children, I see myself walking my teenage son to the clinic to get this done. A rite of passage of sorts.

It is difficult to understate the importance of bringing only wanted children into this world, and that both parents agree on it. The cultural importance of this invention will be revealed in time, I hope.

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Post by nailer »

wayn3 wrote: post #31

- I'm not paying money to have needle injecting chemicals with unexplored potential (longterm) side effects into my private parts when the potential success rate is that of a condom. Condoms kind of work. - "The pill" is a bit more than just a contraceptive. A variety of issues, ranging from skin problems to hormonal imabalances are regulated through the pill, which quite efficiently normalizes outliers in female hor…

The previous "male pill" side effects included inability to maintain an erection. Which makes coitus somewhat difficult.

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Post by digitalsushi »

torrent-of-ions wrote: post #32
k-mcgrady wrote: post #26

I wonder how this would effect STD rates in areas with bad sex ed? I could see a lot of people thinking 'don't need a condom because I can't make someone pregnant now'. Not that this product is a bad thing, very useful for people in monogamous relationships.

I can't see how it would have a positive effect. HIV infection rates in the gay community have shot up in recent years unfortunately as people have become complacent with condoms. Without the risk of pregnancy one can only assume the same thing will happen in the straight community.

To be fair, the straight and gay communities are really just opposite sides of the same fish tank, not two fish tanks, as a metaphor for compartmentalizing the sharing of diseases.

Re: New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approval this year

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Post by JBReefer »

chadlavi wrote: post #30
chadlavi wrote: post #23

Shut up and take my money/sperm!

Not a lot of Futurama fans here I guess. This seems like a very good thing, and I'm excited for it to be available in the US.

No, it's that this isn't the place for memes
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