How a male contraceptive pill could work | John Amory

Andrologist John Amory is developing innovative male contraception that gives men a new option for taking responsibility to prevent unintended pregnancy. He details the science in development — and why the world needs a male pill.

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52 Comments on How a male contraceptive pill could work | John Amory

    • *@Crispyswaggdolphin* The African continent is on a terrifying population growth trajectory right now. It would be a disaster for the environment, not to mention all the suffering they’ll endure due to scarcity.

    • People were starving in Africa, so the world sent food, then they weren’t starving, so the Africans had more babies, but then there were more people than they could feed, so people were starving in Africa, so the world sent food, then they weren’t starving, so the Africans had more babies, but then there were more people than they could feed, so people were starving in Africa, so the world sent food, then they weren’t starving, so the Africans had more babies, but then there were more people than they could feed, so people were starving in Africa, so the world sent food, then they weren’t starving, so the Africans had more babies, but then there were more people than they could feed, so people were starving in Africa, so the world sent food, then they weren’t starving, so the Africans had more babies, but then there were more people than they could feed, so people were starving in Africa, so the world sent food, then they weren’t starving, so the Africans had more babies, but then there were more people than they could feed, so people were starving in Africa…

    • Grizzlyman MeinTeil just run some gear and your sperm count drops significantly but Ronnie Coleman got his wife pregnant while taking steroids. So obviously this is not the answer

  1. There are quite a few other reasonable approaches. The issue preventing them from coming to market is, of course, money, and surprisingly an unwillingness to study nonsurgical methods which may not be reversible.

    • When female birth control was created we didn’t know nearly as much about the body, and we didn’t have as good of standards.
      That’s why there were so many issues in the beginning, horrible side effects, even a brand of IUD that failed, caused miscarriages, caused death by miscarriage, and perforated uteruses.
      These days you have a higher degree of medical safety and clinical trials to get something on the market.

    • *40%* of pregnanices are unplanned right now.

      I can’t wait for the butthurt when the feminists lose their trump card over men.

    • feminists are overwhelmingly in favor of having male birth control options, why do you think they’d possibly be against it?

    • Yeah I can see now problems can rise from that..

      Men can pretend to not be the father by claiming they took a pill

      Or it can be used as a compulsory method to prevent their women from having babies as a punishment or whatever..

      So it can be a double ended weapon and I can see some feminists may oppose this!

      But I still see this very beneficial for both women and men but it depends on how it’s going to be used!

    • Women have wanted this for a long time. It would be great to have the double protection, for men to have a better choice.
      If one method fails there’s a backup net in place if both are on BC.
      This would help reduce accidental pregnancies.
      Many studies and interviews have shown that women would like men to take birth control. Either because they personally can’t take it, or for extra protection.
      Only a few dumbass bitches would be against this, and I would love to see male birth control implemented because trapping isn’t cool.

  2. Hey, the more options, the better – I dunno why some people are butthurt about this. This benefits literally everyone.

  3. We’ve needed this for years. I can’t take pills due to stomach problems (tried once from hormonal control, not even as a contraceptive method since I’m not sexually active and the results were disastrous) so knowing that there is another good option for when I choose to be is nice.

  4. Why does the world need a male birth control pill? Because men deserve just as much say as women currently have as to whether a child is born or not.

    • For real. Its also good as he said to have both partners able to take it since many women can’t take birth control. Plus birth control is just good all around to avoid accidents.

  5. Potential abuse by males (who want to impregnate women) by lying that they are taking the male contraception pill (when they might actually aren’t) to potential partners. Basically what I’m saying, is that women would have to trust their male partners. My cynicism suggest that women might be better served taking control of the issue themselves rather than trust random males (for casual sexual encounters).
    However, this male contraception pill technology might be useful and welcome for couples in a close relationship who aren’t quite ready to produce offspring (assuming the couple has built a trusting relationship, which of course not all relationships are).

    • Since the invention of the birth control pill, the inverse has happened — women tricking men into unwanted fatherhood/commitment. It’s more common that you think, especially among lower social strata. It’s men who tend to “hit and run”, and nothing keeps a woman from staying on the pill of her own accord.

    • naejin women have their own contraceptive they can take if they don’t trust men to do it.

      As of yet, men don’t, and getting one out would level the playing field, minimize risk of lying about contraception both ways.

    • If it’s a casual sexual encounter, shouldn’t someone be using a barrier to protect against sexual diseases? Pills don’t protect against AIDS, Chlamydia, syphalis etc

    • even as a “couple” there’s no guarantee of fidelity, his criticism of condoms because they have a shelf life is absurd.

    • They’re not intending to cut out vitamin A, but to block an enzyme that turns vitamin A into a vital ingredient to making sperm cells. But yeah, side effects are always a risk.

  6. Very good. It would be nice if one could sell the “reduce abortion” angle to gain funding from the fundies, but that’s probably a pipe dream since they’re pro baby-making, not anti-abortion.

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