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Don't worry baby, I'm on the Pill
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| Abercrombie |
So... is this what we have been waiting for? Would you take it? Would you insist your partner take it? Hmmm...
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Scientists report promising results with a male contraceptive drug tested on rats.
WebMD)
The drug, called Adjudin, is a long way from human use. But lab tests on rats showed no signs of side effects, and the drug's effects wore off in 20 weeks.
The researchers included Chuen-yan Cheng, PhD, of the Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research. The Population Council is a New York-based international nonprofit organization that conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research.
About Adjudin
Basically, Adjudin nips wannabe sperm cells in the bud. Those cells, called germ cells, ordinarily develop into sperm. But they need the help of other cells, called Sertoli cells, to reach that destiny.
Adjudin interferes with the process.
Cheng's team previously reported from other animal tests that Adjudin, given orally by itself, was too toxic to be a suitable contraceptive because it caused liver inflammation and muscle shrinkage (atrophy).
So the scientists bundled Adjudin with a synthetic version of the sex hormone FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) and injected it into the bellies of four male rats.
The researchers played matchmaker four, six, 12, and 20 weeks later, putting the treated rats in cages with virgin female rats for two to four days.
For comparison, they put male rats that hadn't gotten the contraceptive in other cages with female rats.
The male and female rats mated, as expected.
All the male rats that had gotten the contraceptive shots were infertile four and six weeks after treatment. Their fertility resumed 20 weeks after getting the shots. That shows the contraceptive is "reversible," the researchers write.
In comparison, all the female rats that mated with the untreated male rats gave birth to baby rats.
No side effects were reported in the treated rats.
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| Skipper |
The birth control pill works because women have a vested interest in taking it everyday at the exact same time.
Men just aren't as close to the cause ---> effect as us gals are, and for that reason there's not a chance I would trust a man to have 100% responsibility for the birth control. Not.a.chance. |
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| The Highroller |
| I always just wear a condom. Even if my girlfriend decides to take the pill, I'm not going to take a chance with STDs or worse, pregnancy, so will always wear a condom anyway. There is no point in using something that can potentially have negative side effects when there is a simple solution: wear a condom. |
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| *TiEsTo*SuX* |
| Question is...would you use it??? Do you trust this pill to do exactly what it's supposed to...and they say that there aren't any side effects...do you believe that??? It sounds interesting...and it could take the load off the female side...but for the long run...i don't know.... |
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| Abercrombie |
| It did take some time and a lot of trust when the pill came out for the ladies... it could take the same for men too. |
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| Skipper |
It's a very personal choice....it's not like slapping on a condom. I think a lot of men underestimate what the pill does to you.
I was on it for nine years before I realized just how much it was affecting my moods. It was like night and day when I went off of it. |
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| riskytrader |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Highroller
I'm not going to take a chance with STDs or worse, pregnancy, so will always wear a condom anyway.. |
Interesting way of looking at it from a guy's point of view I guess. A pregnancy is worse than an STD?!! WTF!
Commend you for wearing a condom everytime but there are alternatives for an unplanned pregnancy...STD's..not so much..esp HIV. |
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| _EuG_ |
i think if u have one sexual partner, using a condom is pointless and it takes away the feeling... or im jus spoiled lol
pull out method has never failed me for the last 3 years...
then again if i would have sex with someone i dont know a condom would be mandetory |
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| kabelicious |
For those of us women who cannot take the pill due to getting migraines (and I have tried three different kinds, btw), this is ideal so GET ON IT, MEN! :whip: :p
And pregnancy isn't the sole reason to wear condoms, yo. Keep it wrapped and rubbered, I say unless you are in a monogamous relationship with someone and both of you are tested and passed with flying colors.
Safe sex is smart sex, yo. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| quote: | Originally posted by riskytrader
Interesting way of looking at it from a guy's point of view I guess. A pregnancy is worse than an STD?!! WTF!
Commend you for wearing a condom everytime but there are alternatives for an unplanned pregnancy...STD's..not so much..esp HIV. |
Well the kid you're stuck with all on your own, but the STDs you can share with others. :) |
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| Engine9 |
| tested on rats? that is very reassuring |
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