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Maybe because the side effects for female contraceptive pill are 99% lower than the ones for the male contraceptive "pill"? http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/30/h

Maybe because the side effects for female contraceptive pill are 99% lower than the ones for the male contraceptive "pill"? http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/30/health/male-birth-control/ http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/30/health/male-birth-control/ I mean, one would think that anyone with the minimum sense of logical thinking would understand that it is way easier to prevent 1 (as one, singular) single egg to get fixated in the uterus during the course of 28 days, than to prevent millions (as in > 1000000) of spermatozoids to be produced every single day. But perhaps it's just me that actually looked at the obvious numbers...

bpicolo 10y ago
That pill is entirely different from what the article up top is talking about.
- jbmorgado 10y ago
  That's why "pill" is inside quotes. And in any case, basic biology and the presented numbers still stand as the reality.
  - mikeash 10y ago
    The reality is that it's a lot easier to block the sperm than the egg. The former just requires a bit of intestine, or latex if you feel like being modern. Zero side effects too, at least for those without allergies to the material.
  - SamBam 10y ago
    No, but he's saying that the "pill" that you're talking about, in quotes or not, is completely different from what's described in this article, so it's irrelevant. It also has literally nothing to do with the thread in question, which is discussing whether one should advocate for these kinds of contraceptives when they may increase the rate of STDs.
jbicha 10y ago
[citation needed] (for your claim that the prototype male "pill" is 100x as bad as the existing female pill) The side effects of female hormonal birth control are really bad for plenty of women.
- jbmorgado 10y ago
  "The side effects of female hormonal birth control are really bad for plenty of women." I think you lack at least some grasp of basic statistics. As for the 99%, just read TFA.
skuzye 10y ago
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss female contraceptive side effects. I know it's anecdotal but my wife quality of life improved a lot after she stopped taking them. And it was not brand related because she used like 4 different ones.
matthewowen 10y ago
It's certainly obvious with minimal logical thinking. But when you think about it a little more, you realize that such an argument doesn't actually make sense.
lern_too_spel 10y ago
The article disagrees with you. It references a study that says 30% of women stop using the pill due to adverse side effects. Fewer than 10% of men in the male pill study stopped use due to adverse side effects.

bpicolo 10y ago

That pill is entirely different from what the article up top is talking about.

jbmorgado 10y ago
That's why "pill" is inside quotes. And in any case, basic biology and the presented numbers still stand as the reality.
- mikeash 10y ago
  The reality is that it's a lot easier to block the sperm than the egg. The former just requires a bit of intestine, or latex if you feel like being modern. Zero side effects too, at least for those without allergies to the material.
- SamBam 10y ago
  No, but he's saying that the "pill" that you're talking about, in quotes or not, is completely different from what's described in this article, so it's irrelevant. It also has literally nothing to do with the thread in question, which is discussing whether one should advocate for these kinds of contraceptives when they may increase the rate of STDs.

jbicha 10y ago

[citation needed] (for your claim that the prototype male "pill" is 100x as bad as the existing female pill) The side effects of female hormonal birth control are really bad for plenty of women.

jbmorgado 10y ago
"The side effects of female hormonal birth control are really bad for plenty of women." I think you lack at least some grasp of basic statistics. As for the 99%, just read TFA.

skuzye 10y ago

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss female contraceptive side effects. I know it's anecdotal but my wife quality of life improved a lot after she stopped taking them. And it was not brand related because she used like 4 different ones.

matthewowen 10y ago

It's certainly obvious with minimal logical thinking. But when you think about it a little more, you realize that such an argument doesn't actually make sense.

lern_too_spel 10y ago

The article disagrees with you. It references a study that says 30% of women stop using the pill due to adverse side effects. Fewer than 10% of men in the male pill study stopped use due to adverse side effects.