Male pill possible but unlikely, doctor says

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Lisbon - Pharmaceutical companies could produce a male contraceptive pill but do not, because men would refuse to take it, one of the pioneers of female oral birth control pills said in an interview published on Friday in Portugal.

"It would be possible to make a male pill today. We know how hormones work and we could use the same principles that are used to make the female pill," Carl Djerassi, 82, told weekly news magazine Sabado.

"The problem is that men are afraid to lose their virility. Even if taking a pill carries only a remote chance of impotence, they won't take the chance," he added.

Djerassi said he had a vasectomy shortly after he turned 60 but "many men think they can become fathers when they are in their 60s or 70s and don't want to lose that privilege."

"For this reason no pharmaceutical company is interested in developing a male pill. Not one," he added.

Born in Austria, Djerassi moved to the United States in 1941 where he was educated.

In 1951 he led a research team which completed the synthesis of norethindrone, later to become the active component of the birth control pill, while working for US pharmaceutical giant Syntex. - Sapa-AFP

"Because Men Wont Take It".......


discuss.

[stahn]

If you cant get it up, you wont be knocking boots in the first place. What is the big deal if the women are the ones taking the pill? lol. They dont have an erection to lose, and doesent it help them with ::Cough:: that time of the month anyway?

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Birth control, not erectile dysfunction.

[jerric]

stahn said:

and doesent it help them with ::Cough:: that time of the month anyway?

My wife uses... some ring... and yeah it keeps her regulated i guess. She knows when she's going to get it to the day, which tells me what dats to GTFO of the house! lmao

[putumayo]

o.o pill is a love hate reationship damn thing

[stahn]

codeine said:

Birth control, not erectile dysfunction.

"The problem is that men are afraid to lose their virility. Even if taking a pill carries only a remote chance of impotence, they won't take the chance," he added.

that be what I am talking about

[estara]

stahn said:

If you cant get it up, you wont be knocking boots in the first place. What is the big deal if the women are the ones taking the pill? lol. They dont have an erection to lose, and doesent it help them with ::Cough:: that time of the month anyway?

Depends on what kind of birth control you take... and the pill isn't 100%... a woman could take it properly all the time and still get pregnant. Men taking it too just lowers the chance.

And as for men taking it... wouldn't it be a good idea to know that you won't create a kid from a one night stand or w/e. Even in a longer relationship you can't always trust women to take birth control... some women look at babies as a way to tie men down. Babies = responsibility = lack of freedom & money

Babies are damned expensive. I would think men wouldn't mind too much in light of that.


"many men think they can become fathers when they are in their 60s or 70s and don't want to lose that privilege."

wtf is wrong with them?? they wanna be raising a kid when they're using a walker?? freaks >.>

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I'm not aiming for 100%. well... I am, but they wont do a vasectomy until your 25, unless you have a medical reason. But until then, Her birthcontrol + a male pill + Pull out + etc etc etc, any extra precaution that can be taken. STD's arent a concern, but anything to make sure there's not alittle Code running around.. yes please.

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[estara]

codeine said:

... anything to make sure there's not alittle Code running around.. yes please.

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I think I agree >.>

[stahn]

The pill is 99.9% effecticve, the reason why its not 100% is human error. Missing doses, and doing "it" when you shouldent (when your sick and other medications and stuff like that).

[tempus]

An ex of mine proved that 0.1% btw... No stahn, diff ex. =P

-t

[@Ginny@]

or.. what womens could do is, buying it for mens and put it in his coffee in the morning lol

[stahn]

Tempus: Zomg you hound.


Ginny: Zomg just like date rape except its sperm rape... Tempus would know more about that than me though.

[estara]

stahn said:

The pill is 99.9% effecticve, the reason why its not 100% is human error. Missing doses, and doing "it" when you shouldent (when your sick and other medications and stuff like that).

depends on which pill you get

and, I know someone who obsessively took it right every day, and she got pregnant... >.>

[Kaifu1]

must have been one potent seaman...