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The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

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Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

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You only believe what women say when you've had sex with them? What?

The OP mentioned a change in sensation for men. He's suggesting that he is not qualified to comment on that.

"Have you ever had sex with someone who has an IUD. Or talked to a woman with an IUD to see her opinion on it? Because it's not all you make it out to be."

Where does the OP say anything about a change of sensation in men?

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As always, it depends on the woman; I know one who swears by them, though I've never had sex with her so I wouldn't know for sure.

You only believe what women say when you've had sex with them? What?

Um, read the comment I was replying to for context.

Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

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My girlfriend told me about this because she gets blood clots from hormonal birth control and we wish this was an option today. You should complete this survey like I did if you are interested: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TSKSKGM

You should talk to you doctor about progestin-only contraception.

Blood clots, heart problems, cancer, bone loss, and sun sensitivity are all associated with estrogen-containing birth controls. From my research, progestin-only methods don't have those drawbacks.

As always, IANAD and this is not medical advice, but you should talk to one.

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As far as invasive surgeries (and birth control) goes, it's really not that invasive if it can be performed in 15 minutes without general anesthetic by a regular doctor. Even IUDs require more time than that. Would you still be okay with the hormones if they caused you to gain 15 lbs of fat, lose your libido and render your SO unattractive to you? It's not as simple as swallowing a pill every morning and getting on w…

What you are describing is a possible effect, but there is no way that is the median side effect of standard oral birth control. This type of claim always comes up whenever there is any story about new birth control. The effects of the hormones cannot possibly be worse than just not having sex since you always have the option to not have sex or always use condoms. I simply cannot believe that it is so bad considering…

Contraceptive pills aren't like headache pills - you don't pop them on demand. They require stabilisation time.

There are contraceptive pills that are just pop-on-demand - the morning-after pill - and they're really unpleasant.

Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

#135

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg Please let this be real. Male birth control is one of the top things that I wish for everyday. The really great thing is that this isn't just a first-world problem. Birth control is obviously a huge issue in developing nations. So, while I can chase the dream of male birth control for purely selfish reasons, to address my privilege problems, I'm at the same time involve…

Did you read about what's involved in the actual procedure...?

If you read the steps necessary for the procedure and manage to maintain your enthusiasm, you have my awed and confusion admiration.

Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

#136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The OP mentioned a change in sensation for men. He's suggesting that he is not qualified to comment on that.

"Have you ever had sex with someone who has an IUD. Or talked to a woman with an IUD to see her opinion on it? Because it's not all you make it out to be." Where does the OP say anything about a change of sensation in men?

Yes; I was conceding that I've never had sex with someone who has an IUD, only talked to them. You'd have to ask nekitamo what exactly one should learn from having sex with someone who has an IUD.

Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

#137

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"Have you ever had sex with someone who has an IUD. Or talked to a woman with an IUD to see her opinion on it? Because it's not all you make it out to be." Where does the OP say anything about a change of sensation in men?

Yes; I was conceding that I've never had sex with someone who has an IUD, only talked to them. You'd have to ask nekitamo what exactly one should learn from having sex with someone who has an IUD.

As someone who has sex on a regular basis with (one) woman who has an IUD, my experience has been that it has no impact whatsoever if installed properly. The uterus (where an IUD lives, naturally) is not typically involved in the act of sex.

Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

#139

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Yes; I was conceding that I've never had sex with someone who has an IUD, only talked to them. You'd have to ask nekitamo what exactly one should learn from having sex with someone who has an IUD.

As someone who has sex on a regular basis with (one) woman who has an IUD, my experience has been that it has no impact whatsoever if installed properly. The uterus (where an I U D lives, naturally) is not typically involved in the act of sex.

I figured as much. You'll have to ask nekitamo what he was on about.

Re: The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men

#140

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg Please let this be real. Male birth control is one of the top things that I wish for everyday. The really great thing is that this isn't just a first-world problem. Birth control is obviously a huge issue in developing nations. So, while I can chase the dream of male birth control for purely selfish reasons, to address my privilege problems, I'm at the same time involve…

Did you read about what's involved in the actual procedure...? If you read the steps necessary for the procedure and manage to maintain your enthusiasm, you have my awed and confusion admiration.

compared to other means of male birth control, it is quite tame as I see it.
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