The Pill for guys..?

[Bravehearter]

I heard rumors of this once, Any truth to it..?

My gf will not EVER go on it, she thinks its too unnatural, (I dunno we argue bout it all the time) But I wouldnt have a problem going on one.

Any other guys feel the same as me..?

If there was a Pill for guys would you use it..?

[Am I tight or not?]

girls that won't even consider contraception (other than condoms) are plain annoying.

I voted "it depends" cause I'd want more info on it.
I'd prefer something like Depo-provera because I'd forget to take the damn pill.

[kuju]

You'll find that although most girls will think "YES! I don't have to take the fucking pill! let THEM take it if they're so fucking horny" they'll generally lean more towards the "no" because they don't necessarily trust the guy. Not really because he's untrustworthy, but because again, it's OUR BODIES that get affected by such things. Therefore, I at least, feel that I have to have control over my birth control. It's be great if we were BOTH on it, so there would be double the protection, but I would feel the need to still be on something because if he misses a pill, he doesn't have to worry nearly as much because it's not his body that will be affected.

[Crash Override]

I wouldn't.

Women's bodies are DESIGNED with frequent hormonal changes in mind.
Men's bodies are not.

I'd hate to miss a pill one day and end up growing breasts or something.

[Madeku]

that's a verry verry good point Crash..

personally, if there was a pill, i'd take it after it was tested. i'd make sure my gf was on the pill, or shot. then after we've been going out a good while, we wouldnt need condoms. unless say she doesn't want that sticky feeling.

what i'd rather go for, is a reversable vasectomy kinda thing. i dunno if they are or aren't tho. but Crash's point was good. Female bodies are designed to have the hormones cycle. i dunno how they could make a male birth control pill without causing some side effects (eg. lack of testosterone, etc)

[Brass Monkey]

I think the point of it wouldn't be to change hormones, or at least anything that would effect you that drastically...but to basically make it so you just shoot blanks.

I think it would be a great idea if they made it as safe and reliable as the female pill. It's like I've said before...
"It's easier to take the bullets out of the gun then to wear a bullet-proof vest and pray for good luck."

[Deidre]

While I don't like the idea of adding hormones to my own body, I wouldn't want my boyfriend to go on birth control pills, either.
a) because I don't like the idea of him messing with his body either
B) because while I trust him, and believe that he wouldn't knowingly want to cause a pregnancy, the risk of becoming pregnant is much more apparent to me (especially since the women in my family are pregnant even before their men's boxers have time to come off...) and I would therefore be more likely to remember and be careful about the pill... no matter how good his intentions are.

[Barefoot Matt]

if he misses a pill, he doesn't have to worry nearly as much because it's not his body that will be affected.
Yes, but it's our lives as much as yours that will be affected (or ruined, depending on how you look at it). That is, unless your bf is one of those bastards like my dad who gets scared and runs away when you say you're pregnant, but you really shouldn't be having sex with someone like that anyway, so it shouldn't matter. In any case, I think pregnancy affects us just as much as you in the big picture, even though we don't have to deal with the physical aspects.

I suppose I would take the pill, but like AITON I would prefer the shot.

[moonangel]

I hate how people are like, "I wouldn't trust him to take a pill every day." I mean it's not like men are little kids or anything. I mean they are capable of taking a pill every day.

I mean - all you males out there - how can you trust US, that we take our pill every day?

BUT, that's exactly where kuju's point comes into it. I mean it's US who are going to be affected, our bodies, our lives. Sure, a guy's life is affected to but still, it's DIFFERENT. He doesn't have to go through with the pregnancy, and he CAN nick off if he wants to. Because our boyfriend missed his pill one day, WE could get pregnant. It's better if we are able to control it ourselves, for our own peace of mind.

I don't mind taking the pill anyway. It is expensive (but Mum's paying) :wink: and sometimes it can be a nuisance, but rarely. I don't suffer any side effects, if anything, I've had good side effects.

The male contraceptive pill is a great idea, but all the same, I'd rather take it myself, just so I know I'm in control.

[KnightRider]

Yeah, i'd use it, provided extensive reseach had been done into it, and there were no significant side-effects.

[Barefoot Matt]

I hate how people are like, "I wouldn't trust him to take a pill every day." I mean it's not like men are little kids or anything. I mean they are capable of taking a pill every day.

I mean - all you males out there - how can you trust US, that we take our pill every day?

THANK YOU!!!

he CAN nick off if he wants to. Because our boyfriend missed his pill one day, WE could get pregnant. It's better if we are able to control it ourselves, for our own peace of mind.
My point, however, is that if you don't trust him enough to know for sure that he's not going to run off, or even that he'll abstain from having sex if he misses a pill, you shouldn't be having sex with him! Relationships are about trust, and if you don't trust us enough to believe we'll take our pills, or tell you if we don't, that's not a very healthy relationship. As you, yourself, pointed out above, why should we trust you any more than you trust us?

[Madeku]

who says just the guy hasta go on the pill when they come out with it? the girl should be on it too, or the shot anyway. its just common sense to have both people on it.

if the pill were available for guys, and i had a girlfriend, and if on the pill, AND we were having sex (thats alot of ands and ifs for me), and she wanted to stop taking the pill cos she wanted me too. id be like "hell no! i'll take it, but I want you on it too, i care about you too much to risk it."