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Reliable Male Contraceptive In the Works
Hugh Pickens writes "The BBC reports that recent tests in China indicate a monthly injection of testosterone, which works by temporarily blocking sperm production, could be as effective at preventing pregnancies as the female pill or condoms. In trials in China only one man in 100 fathered a child while on the injections, and six months after stopping the injections the mens' sperm counts returned to normal. The lead researcher said that if further tests proved successful, the treatment could become widely available in five years' time. Previous attempts to develop an effective and convenient male contraceptive have encountered problems over reliability and side effects, such as mood swings and a lowered sex drive. However, despite the injection having no serious side effects, almost a third of the 1,045 men in the two-and-a-half year study did not complete the trials; no reason was given for this."
however their recent child support filings may lend a clue.
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And as a useful side-effect, those pesky testicles will shrink and get out of the way.
But where is the male morning after pill?
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Me too. Keep a picture of Janet Reno in your wallet.
That's as close to a 100% effective prophylactic as you can get.
Well, in this initial prototype, yes. Eventually when they get it in the water supply, you won't notice a thing. Does that thought depress you? Don't worry about that; the lithium in the water will curb those feelings of desire for suicide.
I'm going to take the tinfoil hat off now.
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Less Chinese being born, less tech jobs can be outsourced to China.
It's not the medical relevance - it's economy.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
"almost a third of the 1,045 men in the two-and-a-half year study did not complete the trials; no reason was given for this"
Nobody told them WHERE the injection goes.
It's supposed to be completely automatic, but actually you have to press this button.
2.5 years of *injections* and 1/3 did not complete the term of the trials. Not surprising. Make it in pill form and you may have a higher completion rate...
But on the bright side we've created a form of contraception that heroin addicts can get behind ;)
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We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
So do I, but that's unfortunately no solution for the heterosexuals amongst us.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
FALCON PUNCH!?!?!?!?
You know, I practice abstinence. I practice it more than anything else - 20+ hours EVERY DAY I practice it, but still it doesn't work for me.
It's those other hours that I'm not practicing -- steep drop off effects.
IIRC, IANAD, but the 99% effective rating is not a per-encounter rating, but for a year of usage - i.e. 99% effective means that among 100 couples using it as their only form of birth control, 1 couple will conceive over the course of that year. Them's the breaks, and why it's usually a good idea to use 2 different methods. Bagging it also prevents things other than babies...
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Yeah it's 100% effective for some and 0% for others. What we're trying to figure out is how many there are of each.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
TMI ALERT (way more important than spoiler alert) I have found that it is possible for someone in this predicament to use the "Reality" female condom with the inner ring removed as a male condom. Much like the first, early review I read of such things, the experience is much like "porking a hefty bag". Still, if you put enough lube in it, it's almost like actual sex. Condoms are all terrible, though, and really the best thing to do is to find the right couple of girls to settle down with.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
They don't want to get their "Real Dolls" and other inflatable women pregnant any more than the next guy!
I only look human.
My mother is a halfling and my dad is an ogre, so that makes me an Ogreling
I have 2 kids under 5 and my wife's been hinting that number three might be on its way.
So yeah... I know all about that.
*shrug*
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Did you had that nickname before or after the vasectomy?
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