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If there were a male birth control pill?
Would you take it?
You may experience headaches, nausea, uncontrollable weight gain and a 3-5% failure rate.
Just wondering who might be interested.
15 Answers
- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
Men should do it, since they expect women to
- Common SenseLv 77 years ago
I'd probably pay the extra money for a vasectomy instead which is more effective without those side effects.
You forget however, that for many women, the female pill can also have many bonuses by regulating their periods and making them less severe. In fact that's why many women start taking the pill, not for birth control.
Condoms are of course very inexpensive, prevent STDs in way neither a male or female birth control pill can and their proper use can be verified by both parties.
This is precisely why some feminists have argued against the male pill and why they want so strongly for the female pill to be the accepted norm, and not condoms, even though condoms do a much better job at preventing STDs - They want the control.
- Dave B.Lv 77 years ago
Are you kidding? I'd take it in a second. If a male depo shot became available, I'd switch to that. I'd continue taking it until some male version of an IUD came out. And I'd STILL use the condom and spermicide that I use now. If I keep my fingers crossed, maybe someone will invent a non-hormonal copper implant that I can get and never have to worry again.
I like sex a lot. If I could take a burden off of my partner and make the experience more pleasant for her as a result, that's a no-brainer.
- NeoLv 57 years ago
No. Condoms are easy to use, inexpensive, and "on demand." I can't remember to take a daily vitamin.
A male pill is going to be considerably more complex in function than pills for women. The male pill has to stop millions of sperm from being produced...effectively sterilizing him. The female pill uses hormones to merely suppress one egg from being released.
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- Jerk101Lv 57 years ago
No. Why should I? I use a condom, so I'm already doing my bit to make sure I don't get any unwanted mistakes.
- HiMayLv 57 years ago
I wouldn't want to but if I had to I guess I would. I'm not that scared of having a kid though.
- SteveLv 57 years ago
I had a vasectomy after my second child was born, that part of my life is gladly and forever(25 years) in the past
- Anonymous7 years ago
No, I wouldn't.
I'd just wear a condom.
- Anonymous7 years ago
No, i won't.
My anti-pregnancy tool is the Condom..nothing more than that