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Fate of male birth control injection now in government’s hands

maquiscat said:
Fate of Male Birth Control Injection Now in Government’s Hands

Very interesting read, and an surprisingly simple premise.

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You can bet that the U.S. will never have an injection such as this available to anyone in the U.S., even if it did work which is still in question. It would take years of study in the U.S. to be approved by the FDA and even then, big pharma would put an end to it quickly because they would stand to lose a lot of money on products for women's birth control. These are lifetime drugs for a lot of women. Why would any woman continue taking prescription birth control every day if her husband could simply get one injection? That would result in a great loss of revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
 
HumblePi said:
You can bet that the U.S. will never have an injection such as this available to anyone in the U.S., even if it did work which is still in question. It would take years of study in the U.S. to be approved by the FDA and even then, big pharma would put an end to it quickly because they would stand to lose a lot of money on products for women's birth control. These are lifetime drugs for a lot of women. Why would any woman continue taking prescription birth control every day if her husband could simply get one injection? That would result in a great loss of revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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Because the woman can control it. Literally the entire point of birth control is for women to control their own sexuality. They are not going to give that up. Also I doubt this would enter common use even if it is approved. I am pretty sure just the delivery method would turn off the vast majority of men who would consider it.
 
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HumblePi said:
You can bet that the U.S. will never have an injection such as this available to anyone in the U.S., even if it did work which is still in question. It would take years of study in the U.S. to be approved by the FDA and even then, big pharma would put an end to it quickly because they would stand to lose a lot of money on products for women's birth control. These are lifetime drugs for a lot of women. Why would any woman continue taking prescription birth control every day if her husband could simply get one injection? That would result in a great loss of revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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Because there are lots of women who are not tied down to one man sexually, whether they are single or they are open/poly. Additionally, I can see closed married couples wanting both forms just to further reduce chances.

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Carjosse said:
Because the woman can control it. Literally the entire point of birth control is for women to control their own sexuality. They are not going to give that up. Also I doubt this would enter common use even if it is approved. I am pretty sure just the delivery method would turn off the vast majority of men who would consider it.
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Woman can push out a 8 or 10 pound newborn after hours of excruciating pain, but ask a man to sit for an injection that takes less than 5 seconds and he faints.
 
In many cases the man has more to lose if a woman doesn't get pregnant.

Most men I know would love this drug.
 
Carjosse said:
Because the woman can control it. Literally the entire point of birth control is for women to control their own sexuality. They are not going to give that up. Also I doubt this would enter common use even if it is approved. I am pretty sure just the delivery method would turn off the vast majority of men who would consider it.
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You believe that men, with their own best interests in mind...like avoiding child support...would allow that? :doh

It's even more unlikely since the majority of lawmakers, etc are men as well.

OTOH, I do believe that most men would be afraid of it...so many are paranoid about vasectomies "affecting their manhood." :roll:
 
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HumblePi said:
You can bet that the U.S. will never have an injection such as this available to anyone in the U.S., even if it did work which is still in question. It would take years of study in the U.S. to be approved by the FDA and even then, big pharma would put an end to it quickly because they would stand to lose a lot of money on products for women's birth control. These are lifetime drugs for a lot of women. Why would any woman continue taking prescription birth control every day if her husband could simply get one injection? That would result in a great loss of revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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IMO, it would be for men to protect themselves, not let women off the hook for protecting themselves.

Unless in a committed relationship, you'd be stupid to just accept a guy's word that he was "on the (male) shot." In general, men will say just about anything to get a woman into bed.

I think it's a great idea and that men would be smart to protect themselves from the same from women, and we see threads complaining about that here on a regular basis. But if I was a woman, I wouldnt take their word for it for a second if I didnt know them very very well. I'd still use my own bc.
 
HumblePi said:
You can bet that the U.S. will never have an injection such as this available to anyone in the U.S., even if it did work which is still in question. It would take years of study in the U.S. to be approved by the FDA and even then, big pharma would put an end to it quickly because they would stand to lose a lot of money on products for women's birth control. These are lifetime drugs for a lot of women. Why would any woman continue taking prescription birth control every day if her husband could simply get one injection? That would result in a great loss of revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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You-Nailed-it. Bravo!
 
Lursa said:
You believe that men, with their own best interests in mind...like avoiding child support...would allow that? :doh

It's even more unlikely since the majority of lawmakers, etc are men as well.

OTOH, I do believe that most men would be afraid of it...so many are paranoid about vasectomies "affecting their manhood." :roll:
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I opted for the vasectomy route; its far less invasive for a male than it would be for a female to undergo tubal ligation and with fewer risks involved.
 
HumblePi said:
You can bet that the U.S. will never have an injection such as this available to anyone in the U.S., even if it did work which is still in question. It would take years of study in the U.S. to be approved by the FDA and even then, big pharma would put an end to it quickly because they would stand to lose a lot of money on products for women's birth control. These are lifetime drugs for a lot of women. Why would any woman continue taking prescription birth control every day if her husband could simply get one injection? That would result in a great loss of revenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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Supply and demand

Men have more power than women and you can't un-invent something.

My ex-wife would say if men got PMS it'd be cured by now.
 
HumblePi said:
Woman can push out a 8 or 10 pound newborn after hours of excruciating pain, but ask a man to sit for an injection that takes less than 5 seconds and he faints.
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Not me. I just have learned not to look at the needle!
 
lurchadams said:
Not me. I just have learned not to look at the needle!
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I have been a nurse for a long, long time but only recently have I forced myself to actually watch as the needle enters my vein for a blood draw. Makes me feel more powerful. LOL!
 
Rich2018 said:
What is a "reversible vasectomy" ?
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I think the name of the procedure is self-explanatory, my friend, but if you need more info go to this website: Google and input the term.

You're welcome!
 
HumblePi said:
I have been a nurse for a long, long time but only recently have I forced myself to actually watch as the needle enters my vein for a blood draw. Makes me feel more powerful. LOL!
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In my lifetime I have sustained broken bones, lacerations that have required many stitches, 3rd degree burns, and other injuries but the only time I almost fainted was when a doctor was trying to inject me with novocaine to give me stitches. I don't know what it is about needles, but they give me the creeps!
 
lurchadams said:
Boys should just all get reversible vasectomies until they're ready to have children.

Problem solved.
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Actually, given the nature of this I would not have a problem with parents doing this for their boys. And for that matter, girls, bit I don't know if that would work the same. Girls are born with all their eggs (technically your grandmother also carried part of you), so what would blocking the tube do when the block breaks down? Do all those eggs come out at once?

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maquiscat said:
Actually, given the nature of this I would not have a problem with parents doing this for their boys. And for that matter, girls, bit I don't know if that would work the same. Girls are born with all their eggs (technically your grandmother also carried part of you), so what would blocking the tube do when the block breaks down? Do all those eggs come out at once?

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Vasectomies are a much less invasive procedure, as someone pointed out earlier in this thread.
 
lurchadams said:
Vasectomies are a much less invasive procedure, as someone pointed out earlier in this thread.
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Less invasive than what? If you are comparing to the procedure I linked to in the OP, then no it isn't. Compared to using the linked procedure on a woman, maybe. Less invasive than a tubal ligation, yes.

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