Hi guys
just watching the news last night and picked up this new thing that, they say, should be available in a couple of years time. Any ideas? What do you think? Would you take the treatment? Just brainstorming for opinions.
RE: Contraceptive for men
Personally i think it's a great idea.Why should women be bear the primary responsability for contraception?
Though i must see i can't see it taking off. How many men can you see queing up at the doctors for 'the pill'.
I think there will always be a stigma attached to it, making it 'not manly'.
You can hardly imagine them at the pub comparing contraception can you?
But i do i hope i am wrong as it would take alot of pressure off the females.
The problem could also be that they do not keep up with it regularly, as thay are not the ones who end up pregnant if they don't.
Guess we will just have to wait and see.
Lisa
RE: Contraceptive for men
Lisa
oh you must have read my mind! I suppose one of the reasons for my posting this thread was that I fear what you just said. Though personally I would not mind at all and, despite the fact that I am a man, would not see it as reducing my manlihood, I supopose many men would. So perhaps it is not just the male pill but an education programme that we would need to introduce. What do you think? And do you think has to do with the average image of the woman as the one who gives birth? I wonder.
RE: Contraceptive for men
Before i start i would like to say i am in no way anti-men, i know lots of wondeful men most of who are partners of friends.
What i think the problem would be is this. Men don't see childcare the same as women.In about probably 90% of homes the woman is the primary carer where the children are concerned, they are the ones that give up careers, opportunities etc to bring up a family which is why they are thought of as the ones that should be responsible for contraception. If they are sure they don't want any more kids they will make SURE it doesn't happen.Men on the other hand have a different view on childcare.
I really don't think that they would be as concerned if they missed the contraception once, and that is only if you could get them to have it in the first place.
Personally i don't think i would trust my partner to take care of the contraception, and think that most women would feel the same.
This is why they started making womens versions of mens contraception first ( female condom)
Obviously it would be different in each case but largely i think it will fall back to 'manhood' and different views on childcare.
You are right though to make it work at all it would need some kind of education programme..
Lisa