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- woogley, on 10/10/2007, -0/+32WTF: http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2007/09/0709281 ...
nope. no. nuh-uh. - alexology, on 10/10/2007, -4/+27Anyone else wondering where the hell that needle goes?!
- tincansandtwine, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16I don't necessarily think so, because it looks as though the device needs to be implanted surgically, where information can be passed about the lack of STD protection. The drug, on the other hand, may see that effect, but it seems like for female contraception they make it abundantly clear that you are not protected from STDs.
- Azriel7, on 10/10/2007, -6/+21Condoms do not just stop pregnancies, but also helps prevent STD's. I am afraid that if this comes out, we will be seeing a spike in STD's among the population.
- dianebl, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Because it's not foolproof. A lot of things can throw the timing off, including illness, medication, and stress. Also, sometimes, there can be two ovulations in a month - that's how fraternal twins come about. And those two ovulations can be a few days or even a few weeks apart.
- RobotBuddha, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Except that sperm can survive up to five days inside a woman's reproductive tract, and she can release multiple eggs in a day. The end result is that while there is, technically, only that small window, the reality is something closer to a week or more as a continually variable number. There's way too much risk to make any assumptions about safety based on timing.
- DocHoliday22, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Well you need to RTFA as there's more to it (4 -5 years before it hits the market).
- Lewie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10I'd rather have a little plug in my tubes than some synthetic chemical screwing with my hormones.
- SuperSloth, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12No, I'm not wondering at all. It's called an Intra Vas Device. Thus, it probably goes inside your vas deferens and blocks sperm from flowing out of your testes.
It's a cork in your nuts. - ZenMojo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10The pill is for long-term relationships, the condom's for hook-ups. This is basically a male pill.
- rinnan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9The poster's blurb is very sexist. "But what if men want to help out?". What if men want the same control over _our own_ reproduction that women have had for decades?
- thethorn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I support Ron Paul, but your acting like a jack ass doesn't do much for the cause.
- Hetman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I disagree I prefer the man be on birth control. And I am a man. This is because men do not have any other choice. If a man gets a women pregnant she has the choice to abort. A man's only choice is to pay child support for the rest of his life. Atleast if men are on birth control they share a bigger responsibility in getting someone pregnant.
- zyl0x, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7It looks way too pointy..
- itsgotime, on 10/10/2007, -5/+11Whine, whine ***** whine! Listen up men, have you ever seen an IUD? It's not the most comfortable looking thing in the world and it's surgically implanted inside a woman's uterus. You can only get one if you've had a baby (just a little pain involved in that, I'm sure). Don't you think it's time you all took a step up and not just think it's the woman's problem to get on birth control / have the condoms / tell you to pull the ***** out?! I've been in a long term relationship for three years now and birth control is a godsend and if my boyfriend decided to get on male birth control, I would be all for it!
- RobotBuddha, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7None of those options seemed all that great. The Vitamin A mimetic seemed the only one with any potential, and I'd want a lot more testing on how effective it is. I'm skeptical that it'd totally block production of sperm instead of just decreasing the percentage.
- zeitgueist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Ah yes, the rythm method. Nobody has EVER become pregnant using that.
- Chaoticfist, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8Hmm no i do not think so....Taking a pill to make sure there is no sperm....sure why not. But there is no way some one is sticking the sharp looking think any where near it
- Benevolentsoul, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Sounds great. I'm curious about cost and availability though.
- bongobottom, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5it's no different than the pill, now for women. it only protects against pregnancy, NOT STD's.
- Hetman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Hell yea I am for it. And secondly I tried to get a vesectomy and sense I am under 30 and have no kids it is basically impossible to do. Their are some clinics that will do it but most will not. It is a pain in the ass.
- schnikies79, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4That doesn't work for women who are in no way regular. A certain female I know is often off up to a month, this is normal for her as it often is with athletic females.
- uberchaoslord, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Hahahah I can see someone having one of these but also using condoms. Then when the meal-ticket-goldigger comes looking for child support cuz she's pregnant, bust the truth on her.
- dianebl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4who said anything about a needle? The device shown in the article is to BLOCK the vas deferens, like a temporary vasectomy.
- mtmankeith, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4While traditionally IUD were only given to women with children these days they have revised the practice. My SO received one in Feb of this year. The pill was causing to many adverse side effects and we have found this to be the best option.
Personally I'll get in line for the thing. I'd like to make sure there is a life guard on duty at the gene pool. - EmperorAwesome, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Yeah, and I could also scald my tongue right before enjoying a nice strip steak.
- JohnnyRad, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4stick to a 12 pack of Mt. Dew, yellow #5 FTW!!
- HonestAbe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4It's not a needle; it's a soft plug.
And I'd take a needle over child support payments any day. - WolverineBlue, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Yes, it LOOKS bad, but it can't be worse than a vasectomy.
- Matt174e, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6ughh... no thanks.
- LordSkywalker, on 10/10/2007, -8/+11I didn't RTFA, but I hope this is real and they get it out onto the market within a reasonable amount of time (1-3 years). I think it'd stop a lot of unwanted pregnancies in America. And that's definitely a good thing.
- HonestAbe, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5You can. It blocks the sperm, not the fluids. Skeet away!
- HonestAbe, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4http://www.malecontraceptives.org/
- trogdor282, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4If you know anything at all about basic probability, you know that both people being on a pill drastically reduces the failure rate. 1% dude-pill failure * 1% chick-pill failure = 0.01% overall failure rate. One baby in 10,000 couples is waaay better than 1 in 100 couples.
- Lewie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Agreed. A quick, simple procedure like this is much better than chemicals screwing with your hormones. Plus, everyone's body chemistry is different, so who knows what the drug will do to you. An IVD is just a plug.
- sepherenia, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Bad, bad idea. Pre-cum has sperm in it too, you know. You might as well not even bother pulling out if that's the only "protection" you're planning on using.
- HonestAbe, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I'm more scared of the pills than the surgical stuff. The surgical stuff is just blockin ur tubez. The pills are somehow preventing your body from producing sperm at all. In women, sterility during pregnancy and nursing is a natural state, which the pill simulates, but there's no natural state in men during which we don't produce sperm. So what the hell are those pills simulating??
- RobotBuddha, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2If it could actually be reversed, I too would take it the second it hit the market. The mention of possibly making you sterile for life though makes me less enthused.
- KingGorilla, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I for one welcome our new contraceptive overlords
- PatoLucas, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So you're on it for the taste...
- negativefx, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5i sure hope i can still hit her in the eye...
- Konrad9, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2oh god
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5***** Steinbeck
- Jeffler, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3FOR THE HOPEFULLY LAST TIME, NO
- Ssullivan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's true dude, I just found out my girlfriend is pregnant and I was using the "pull out" method.
- Lewie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Fifteen minutes of pain for a procedure will far outweigh an unwanted pregnancy. I'd do it in a heartbeat.
- Caleb83, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I wonder if the Of Mice and Men in the headline references the Robert Burns quote.
- Ssullivan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Don't tell that to me, I just found out Monday I got my girlfriend pregnant and I always pull out...Sorry dude, but the only way its "hard" to get a girl pregnant is if your infertile.
- Piggycow, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Oh God no, I thought it was a pill like our health teacher told us was coming so many years back, no way in hell would I shove that in me. I don't even like shots...
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