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Originally posted by marichiko
Why, Onyx? Accidents do happen. No method of birth control works 100%. I've even heard of women who had their tubes tied still getting pregnant. If the woman is morally opposed to abortion, why should the guy be able to skate? For that matter, if a man does not want to be responsible for a possible pregnancy, then shouldn't HE take steps himself to ensure one doesn't happen? Men can use rubbers or get vasectomies, you know.
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Future Birth Control Methods for Men
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ART...cfuture_m.html
The challenge to develop reversible methods of contraception for men is a complicated one. Healthy men are always producing sperm. The continuous fertility of men does not offer the opportunities for reversible intervention that are offered by women's cycles of fertility. Developing effective contraceptive methods for men without permanently impairing their fertility has proved to be very elusive, but progress is being made.
Potential Oral Contraceptive Methods for Men
Oral contraception for men reduces sperm counts to levels that are unlikely to cause pregnancy. In Italy, a contraceptive pill containing synthetic hormones is being used by men in a clinical study. The men also receive testosterone injections to boost the effectiveness of the pill.
Potential Contraceptive Injections,
Implants, and Vaccines for Men
World Health Organization studies have shown greatly reduced sperm counts in men injected once a week with testosterone enanthate (TE), a synthetic hormone. Research continues with a combination of TE and depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), the progestin used in Depo-Provera. The combination injection may be needed only once a month.
A potential three-month injection using testosterone buciclate is in preliminary development.
Subdermal Implants—Two rods are inserted under the skin. One of the rods contains a synthetic version of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). The other contains an androgen. The androgen, 7-alpha methyl-19-nortestosterone (MENT), is 10 times stronger than natural testosterone.
Battery-powered capsules—Capsules implanted into each vas deferens emit low-level electrical currents that immobilizes sperm as they flow by.
Potential Methods for Vasectomy
Chemical Compounds—Phenol mixed with alcohol is injected into each vas deferens.
Silicone Plugs—Tiny silicone cylinders are inserted into each vas deferens. The cylinders physically block the tubes.
Reversible Vasectomy—Chemicals inserted into the vas derens block the movement of sperm.
Unisex Contraception
One of the methods of reversible contraception being developed may be appropriate for both women and men. A new group of drugs known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists can be used to prevent the release of FSH and LH from the pituitary gland. The release of FSH and LH triggers ovulation and spermatogenesis—the development of sperm. Blocking the release of these hormones will temporarily suppress fertility for women and men.
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Sounds like a plan to me, eh ladies???
