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Personally, I think if there was a birth control option for men that was even remotely in the same ballpark as the pill in terms of effectiveness, reversibility

Personally, I think if there was a birth control option for men that was even remotely in the same ballpark as the pill in terms of effectiveness, reversibility and pre-plannability it would easily equal or surpass the pill's usage rate.

krisroadruck 10y ago
if they came out with a monthly pill or a 90 day shot in the arm for men, the birthrate in this country would plummet nearly overnight. Right now men really only have 3 non-permanent birth control options and all of them suck: 1) Bag over the dick - makes sex less enjoyable 2) Fully trust your partner to not "forget" to take her birthcontrol or lie about being on it in the first place. 3) Abstinence. I'm not suggesting all women or even a significant percentage of women are evil liars. However, there have been many studies & surveys that have indicated nearly half of all women are willing to lie about contraception in order to get pregnant, regardless of their partners wishes, and fully half have said that if they became pregnant by another man but wanted to stay with their partner, they would lie about the baby’s real father. I'd much rather know for sure by taking personal ownership of birth control myself.
- user5994461 10y ago
  4) Get out in time :D
- UncleMeat 10y ago
  But would you take a 90 day shot if it meant experiencing depression, serious cramps, and genital bleeding for long periods of time? I don't know a single woman who has been happy on a single form of BC for a long time. My fiancee was on the implant until she started bleeding and didn't stop for five months.
  - tomp 10y ago
    I know a few woman that are really happy with their birth control. They used to have heavy pain during their irregular periods, and birth control made their periods relatively painless and completely regular (useful e.g. for planning holidays). Of course, there might be other negative side-effects, but it seems that the positive effects prevailed.
  - krisroadruck 10y ago
    In my case I went full bore and got a vasectomy. I literally let someone take a scalpel to by boys so yeah.. cramps? sure. Genital bleeding is really a very gender specific thing. Women already bleed from their genitals the issue is that it is now prolonged. If a man started bleeding from the penis that'd probably be a fairly serious condition lol. I get your point though. That said discomfort is a perfectly reasonable trade to avoid 18+ years of responsibility and a financial cost currently estimated at $250K per child (not including opportunity cost mind you)

krisroadruck 10y ago

if they came out with a monthly pill or a 90 day shot in the arm for men, the birthrate in this country would plummet nearly overnight. Right now men really only have 3 non-permanent birth control options and all of them suck: 1) Bag over the dick - makes sex less enjoyable 2) Fully trust your partner to not "forget" to take her birthcontrol or lie about being on it in the first place. 3) Abstinence. I'm not suggesting all women or even a significant percentage of women are evil liars. However, there have been many studies & surveys that have indicated nearly half of all women are willing to lie about contraception in order to get pregnant, regardless of their partners wishes, and fully half have said that if they became pregnant by another man but wanted to stay with their partner, they would lie about the baby’s real father. I'd much rather know for sure by taking personal ownership of birth control myself.

user5994461 10y ago
4) Get out in time :D
UncleMeat 10y ago
But would you take a 90 day shot if it meant experiencing depression, serious cramps, and genital bleeding for long periods of time? I don't know a single woman who has been happy on a single form of BC for a long time. My fiancee was on the implant until she started bleeding and didn't stop for five months.
- tomp 10y ago
  I know a few woman that are really happy with their birth control. They used to have heavy pain during their irregular periods, and birth control made their periods relatively painless and completely regular (useful e.g. for planning holidays). Of course, there might be other negative side-effects, but it seems that the positive effects prevailed.
- krisroadruck 10y ago
  In my case I went full bore and got a vasectomy. I literally let someone take a scalpel to by boys so yeah.. cramps? sure. Genital bleeding is really a very gender specific thing. Women already bleed from their genitals the issue is that it is now prolonged. If a man started bleeding from the penis that'd probably be a fairly serious condition lol. I get your point though. That said discomfort is a perfectly reasonable trade to avoid 18+ years of responsibility and a financial cost currently estimated at $250K per child (not including opportunity cost mind you)