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Leo D
Lv 7
Leo D asked in Social ScienceGender Studies · 7 years ago

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.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Men should do it, since they expect women to

  • 7 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.

  • 7 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.

  • Neo
    Lv 5
    7 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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  • 6 years ago

    Your a pig. A male birth control pill just use a condom for **** sake.

  • 7 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.

  • HiMay
    Lv 5
    7 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.

  • Steve
    Lv 5
    7 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

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    No, I wouldn't.

    I'd just wear a condom.

  • 7 years ago

    Since it would not prevent std's i would stick with a condom.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    No, i won't.

    My anti-pregnancy tool is the Condom..nothing more than that

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