Would you take a male pill?

[bjj hero]

Edinburgh University is involved in World Health Organisation research and are looking for volunteers to test a contraceptive injection for men [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8289474.stm]. Apparently they want 20 couples for the study. This is part of a bigger study involving 400 couples from 10 centres across Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

The jab in its current state would need to be given every two months.

I can imagine a lot of drunken guys saying "Don't worry, I'm on the pill" at the end of the night, whether they are or not. This recent study suggests that women don't think men can be trusted with contraception [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8221196.stm].

Do you think pregnancy rates will go up, through lying or forgetfulness? Will STIs go up as men ditch condoms? Would you take the male version of the pill, even if it involved needles?

If you're female and feeling left out, would you trust your partner to take the contraceptive properly? Millions of men trust their partners to do it. Would you belive a man who told you he was "on the pill" before sex?

 

[grimsprice]

I'd love to know what the women say about this. As for me, I hate needles more than anything. guuhhh, needles.

 

[Eleuthera]

I have no real problem with it. Besides the fact that one shot every two months comes down to more shots than sex... and that puts me off it a bit...

 

[ottenni]

Ill stick to condoms or in the case of with my ex, she preferred to take the pill and i simply insisted that i payed half.

 

[chimmers]

I can imagine a lot of drunken guys saying "Don't worry, I'm on the pill" at the end of the night, whether they are or not. This recent study suggests that women don't think men can be trusted with contraception [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8221196.stm].

If a woman (or a man for that matter) thought that only using the pill was ok for random drunken sex then they can expect some fun STIs. Trusting strangers is daft

It sounds interesting, but it would need to get less stabby to be popular. Are guys really going to keep visiting doctors every two months even when they might not be having sex? Compared to a woman taking a pill once a day, bit of a difference

 

[BrEnNo1023]

Ill stick to condoms or in the case of with my ex, she preferred to take the pill and i simply insisted that i payed half.

that sounds like a logical plan.

this 'male pill' sounds wayyyyy too dodgy and subject to human error. AT LEAST WITH CONDOMS you can't really forget (or lie) about whether you're still wearing one or not

I'm sure millions of guys will have the maturity to be honest about their injections, but there will always be guys out there who would lie, or not even bother to take the injection every two months, and run the risk of knocking a poor girl up (unless he and she both wants to..)

With the female pill, the girl is under serious pressure to take it because she runs the risk of getting pregnant and having to deal with a baby. A guy doesn't quite have the same kind of risk factor - it's not like they're the ones getting pregnant, so they might consider it as 'not their problem' as they're not the ones bearing the burden of pregnancy.

Plus nothing beats a condom for preventing STDs. the male pill sounds like a good idea, but it only stops pregnancy, not disease 0,o

that's just my thoughts on it, anyway.

 

[Eleuthera]

A lot of people seem to be bringing up the casual sex aspect. This is not a replacement for a condom, it's a replacement for the "female pill". It really only makes sense in a commited relationship as a temporal replacement for a vasectomy. IMO at least.

 

[QuirkyTambourine]

Wait a minute....where are they jabbing this injection?

I'd probably do it if it was guaranteed that I wouldn't have any needles withing a foot of my....manbits

 

[Cpt. Red]

Depends on the side effects... Also not until I have a girlfriend...

 

[Tempest Fennac]

I really hate injections so I wouldn't use this at all. It wouldn't be so bad as a pill, though.

 

[Kollega]

Only if it was actually a pill rather than injection,and had no side effects. Would be useful if i get married,but we wouldn't want children yet.

 

[bradley348]

You have 2 choices...

take the blue pill, and you will wake up in your apartment, tell yourself anything

but Neo,

take the male pill, and i will show you how deep the rabbit hole really goes...

 

[Coldsnap]

No, a condom used properly is a highly effective contraceptive. Also messing with hormonal levels and other chemical interactions in the body can cause some bad times, so best to avoid it when not necessary.

 

[Booze Zombie]

I think the condom has a lesser chance of fucking up my body, no thanks.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Oh right, more needles that's exactly what we need now!. I can see how people will abuse that concept on a drunken night but more importantly how will the pill prevent the "acquisition" of STDs.

The male pill seems a bit blunt if you ask me. It's only supposed to work as a contraceptive device, however that's hardly a groundbreaking solution given there is something that can already do this plus a bit more..called a condom. See that's a contraceptive device that also solves the risk of spreading STDs.

 

[matrix3509]

As if most men these days need their manliness reduced even more. I like my virile self just the way I am thankyouverymuch.

 

[Skeleon]

Sorry, I don't like messing with my hormones. I'll take the the latex condom, thank you very much.

 

[StrickenBiged]

I welcome the fact that there are more options, and that there are more options specifically for men. It's good to see the burden of contraceptive responsibility shifting to a more equal footing.

Personally though, I'd rather have the little clip (about the size of a grain of rice) which is inserted into your scrotum and closes off your vans deferens (a temporary vasectomy effectively). That's just cuz I don't want to mess with my hormones though.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Latex has worked in the past, and it will continue to work. There are chicks who can't take the pill, because it screws with their hormones, and that puts me off taking this "Man Pill" because I'm sure it will happen to some guys as well, and who wants fucked up hormones