Scientists Say They Are Close To Developing A Male Birth Control Pill, Which Would Likely Be The Worst Idea Of All-Time
Telegraph- Scientists have made a breakthrough which could be key to developing a male contraceptive pill. The discovery uses a peptide which changes the way human cells work, “switching off” sperm’s ability to swim, to render men temporarily infertile. Scientists hailed the results as “startling – and almost instant.” It raises the prospect of a fast-acting pill or a nasal spray that a man could take hours or even minutes before sex. Women are typically advised to stop taking the Pill weeks or even months before trying to conceive. But researchers believe the effects of a male pill would happen almost instantly, with effects wearing off within a matter of days. Family planning experts said a reversible male contraceptive could help men control their fertility, and benefit couples where the woman does not want to take the Pill.
Lead researcher Professor John Howl, of Wolverhampton University, said the new compound, made in the lab, had shown immediate results. “The results are startling – and almost instant. When you take healthy sperm and add our compound, within a few minutes the sperm basically cannot move,” he said.
File this one under the “Good in theory but likely bad in practice” ideas. We talked about this on The Podfathers, but girls being able to stay on daily birth control is one of the most impressive things ever. It should be a natural wonder of the world. Granted the alternative is to mess up your cycle or worry about getting pregnant. Two LEGITIMATE reasons to take your daily pill. But still, being able to go on and stay on birth control is just another example of why girls are a million times more resilient than guys.
Which brings me to my point about these nerds in a lab developing this pill. I get that their intentions are good. Putting some onus on guys is a fair move. Girls have to deal with enough with our gross asses gyrating on top of them, worrying about mistake pregnancies, periods, carrying a baby for 9+ months once it’s conceived, and then shove a living, breathing human out of a coin slot. Plus likely a million other things I don’t know about. So I have no problem tipping my hat to every woman that has ever given birth.
But the problem is guys have had it so easy for so long, they aren’t going to remember to take a pill. I’m not saying we don’t want to. But most of us can’t. Our brains stopped evolving before that part of the medulla oblangata formed or some shit. It’s hard enough to have a guy remember to bring a condom for Christ sake. I can’t even remember to put suntan lotion on and I burn 100% of the time I go to the beach. It’s not because I like ruining my vacation but because I am a dumb asshole that can’t remember how to take care of himself. Sure I could go into the dangers of a new drug that basically roofies your sperm. But it’s not even about that. It’s about guys being too stupid to take the pill and then lying about it to whatever poor girl decided to sleep with him that night. And the result of this drug being released will likely be the biggest population boom the world has ever seen. So here’s to the scientists creating a safe, but more importantly idiot proof male birth control pill to help out the ladies a bit.
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