Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
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Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#2As a gay man, it's always a lot of fun to watch discussions on birth control for men. I personally have my money on that if/when they do launch for the public, they will be too expensive/difficult to get for basically forever, and women will continue to have to bear the cost of preventing pregnancies. "Men using birth control" would become the "hippie" thing to do that you will only see people in LA/NY do.
I am very glad this exists, though, and I hope I'm wrong.
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#3As a gay man, it's always a lot of fun to watch discussions on birth control for men. I personally have my money on that if/when they do launch for the public, they will be too expensive/difficult to get for basically forever, and women will continue to have to bear the cost of preventing pregnancies. "Men using birth control" would become the "hippie" thing to do that you will only see people in LA/NY do. I am very…
Maybe, it’s a much harder job to produce male birth control for men owing to having much more reproductive material.
I think the hippy option currently is getting the snip “for the sake of the planet”
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#4As a gay man, it's always a lot of fun to watch discussions on birth control for men. I personally have my money on that if/when they do launch for the public, they will be too expensive/difficult to get for basically forever, and women will continue to have to bear the cost of preventing pregnancies. "Men using birth control" would become the "hippie" thing to do that you will only see people in LA/NY do. I am very…
> "Men using birth control" would become the "hippie" thing to do that you will only see people in LA/NY do.
Assuming it's relatively safe, reliable, and affordable, and especially if it's significantly better in any of those areas to the existing options for women, then it seems like a no-brainer for long-term monogamous heterosexual relationships.
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#5There I think are a number of viable male birth control options already, but most of them never come to market. This is because it's nearly impossible to get men to invest in preventing the risk of pregnancy. Aside from condoms, unfortunately the vast majority of heterosexual men are programmed to offload that risk mitigation onto women.
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#6I feel like a headline like this has popped up every year for the last 15 years.
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#7The article doesn’t explain what’s wrong with condoms.
Edit: lol didn’t realize this was just a controversial question
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#8The article doesn’t explain what’s wrong with condoms. Edit: lol didn’t realize this was just a controversial question
Does it need to?
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#9Up until now, all/most male birth control pills have centered around exogenous testosterone + progesterone/something else. Ignoring the other compound, exogenous testosterone supplementation would lead to all sorts of potential abuse since it's an anabolic steroid. There's also the fact that any oral formulation of testosterone (see dianabol for example) is extremely toxic on the liver, and leads to much higher levels of estradiol (which has its own side effects) due to homeostasis. The secondary compounds also have their own significant side effects, to the point where it really makes me wonder how bad hormonal birth control can be for women.
So this compound blocking vitamin A is a pretty novel approach.
Re: Birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year
#10There I think are a number of viable male birth control options already, but most of them never come to market. This is because it's nearly impossible to get men to invest in preventing the risk of pregnancy. Aside from condoms, unfortunately the vast majority of heterosexual men are programmed to offload that risk mitigation onto women.
You underestimate most mens' willingness to avoid pregnancy. To a lot of men, there are few things more horrific than getting the wrong woman pregnant and being saddled with 18 years of child support payments and the ethical burden of 18 years of child-rearing.