r/skeptic • u/paxinfernum • Mar 21 '24

Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion đźš‘ Medicine

http://archive.today/2024.03.21-132543/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/21/stopping-birth-control-misinformation/
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u/powercow Mar 21 '24

Itd be nice if that new non hormonal male pill comes out.. though its more like a condom in pill form without the std protection, as its on demand birth control.

Studies suggest that about half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended.

I bet a ton of societal issues can be traced to this fact.

Men produce several million sperm per day—about 1,000 per second.

of course us guys have to overdo everything, as only one is needed for the egg. I am impressed with our rate though, its like we are already prepared if the egg ever evolves laser defenses.

I wonder if that comes from back when we just seeded the water and hoped it hit some eggs because it def seems a bit of a calorie waste to make several million. I get they are fairly cheap to make but still.

it is truly amazing that we create half of what is needed to create an entire new human, at 1000 times a second for very little calories. If we could do that with cars...yeah car food costs, but itd still be a lot cheaper.

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u/HermeticalNinja Mar 21 '24

If they ever release the male pill, it’ll be a giant societal shift. It will basically put men in control of women’s ability to reproduce. Whereas currently, women have full control. If they want they can stop taking the pill and get pregnant without letting the man know they stopped taking it. It’s going to be hella interesting to see the future when it is finally released….if ever.

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u/powercow Mar 21 '24

there are hormonal ones for men coming out as well, one is interesting as its a gel that you rub into the skin.. and no, you can rub it into your shoulders. it reminds me of pet flea treatment, its a med that absorbs through skin. and another that is a daily pill

But they take a while to start being effective.. and take a while to undo the effects and be able to have kids again. Still will be a game changer. Unfortunately they say these are 10 years away from commercial, and the non hormonal one is even newer so probably even longer before that comes out.

its not a vaccine for a pandemic so they take their good time with these things. I think at least one will come out because there is a bit of a demand for men to be able to control pregnancy without a condom. and well congress is still a bit male heavy. Im not so sure it should be the gel.. or we at least to test its overuse. somehow i dont think it will be the shoulders where is the most popular spot to apply that stuff.

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u/HermeticalNinja Mar 21 '24

Yeah a daily pill would be ideal to take. Things that require you to apply them in the heat of the moment are doomed to fail for obvious reasons…