Men, would you take birth control if they had viable options available?

Question

Birth control pills, birth control patches, birth control shots that last three months? What if If there were arm implants that last 5 years that also worked for men.

dankstranger · Accepted Answer

Yes,

With a few parameters.

1- it has to be temporary. Meanin if me and my partner decide we want a child that I can stop using it and then be capable of having a child again.

2- minimal side effects. I know birth control for women often has various side effects some not so bad and some are borderline unbearable from an outside looking in perspective. So I would want minimal side effects. I'd be okay with accepting some side effects. But only if they are something that I can live with and don't cause irreversible damage.

3- if it messes up my sex drive it simply isn't worth it. The whole point of birth control is to have sex without the added stress of unwanted pregnancy. So if birth control destroyed my sex drive then it was all for nothing.

HellGeist · Accepted Answer

Hell yes. I want funding into male birth control so that everyone can have max autonomy over their reproduction and lack thereof.

Too much BS going on in the world pertaining to this.

People are going to fuck. Kids shouldn't be "accidents." They should ideally be nurtured and wanted from the get go by two loving parents who are together and monogamous at least until kids are 18+.

MORPHEUS_12 · Accepted Answer

This has been done in the past but the men belly ached and complained. They did not like the side effects, decrease in their libido and it endangered their masculinity.

RedStiletto88 · Accepted Answer

Men can get snipped. Of course they aren’t the ones who have to worry about getting pregnant.

TheorionMage · Answer

The Communist Chinese HAVE a male contraceptive pill.
But putting yourself in the place of an experienced female, and knowing how men often lie
to gain the opportunity for sex,
would YOU forgo YOUR OWN elective 'birth control'
even for males alleged
to have had a vasectomy? MOST WOMEN say 'No'
Eighteen years of single parenting is a STEEP price for 'fool's trust!

God_of_Thunder · Answer

As long as it's safe, then absolutely.

I don't like that female BC affects a woman's hormones, and I wouldn't like if it worked the same for men, but if that gel that blocked the release of sperm proves to be safe & effective, I would be willing.

Men need options for controlling their own reproduction, so that the burden does not fall entirely on women. There have also been times when women have tricked men, because it's out of his hands.

Heartache0405 · Answer

I am walking birth control😂 and if that isn’t enough, my Tourette’s syndrome is my birth control. And if that isn’t enough, my mtg cards, Pokémon cards, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards definitely are. 😂 and if someone can get past both of those... they’d be disappointed at unless they’re also an a-romantic and voluntarily celibate

t-8900 · Answer

Nope because I wouldn't sleep with someone I wasn't able to see myself raising a child with in the first place. I also wouldn't sleep with someone who doesn't share my same values on family and child birth. This is the safest form of birth control there is. I'm not jeapirdizing my fertility on any capacity. If others want to do it that's their business.

HerKittysMeant2B8 · Answer

Yeah if they had an alternative to birth control for guys to take I actually would have considered taking that... Because then I don't have to worry about some dumb bitch for getting to take a fucking pill and then having my kid whenever I was only trying to fuck em...

I've been a lot of guys with that keep a mf baby and forget to take my pill baby bullshit fuck that...

Fireguy17 · Answer

Sure, but I would still get snipped.
It wasn't a big deal, you can freeze some swimmers just in case I win the lottery and end up with a 20 something year old that wants kids.
Then I wouldn't be putting all of that medicine in my system for a long time.

bolverk · Answer

Yes I'd use it, but how do I convince a woman that I'm using it?
I'm willing to bet that there is a very small minority of women would accept the statement that I'd be using it, the vast majority would never accept that I'd be using it.

I'll stick to condoms that I've bought myself thanks, even if I'd had a vasectomy!

CindyRuns · Answer

The better question is how many women would trust a guy to take care of it. If he isn't, you're pregnant for 9 months and get to raise his baby !!!

Adam1978 · Answer

Well I am more afraid of std than pregnancy so I would still have to use condoms. So this answer would only be for long term relationships, in which case its certainly an option if the risks are low, ie no sideffects.

NamerOfStars · Answer

Not an untested one, and not without doing quite a bit of research, but once one hit the market with known risks and levels of effectiveness, I'd certainly consider it.

horatiohornblower · Answer

I'd be most interested in the method which plugs the vas deferens. Which works for years but may be dissolved at any time. As far as I'm aware it's still just in animal trials but seems to work without issues.

jshm2 · Answer

Nah, birth control barely works for women. Is also a prime cause for problem births in women that do take them, or stop taking them.

Adding men to the equation is just going to lead to more fucked up children.

TonyLuigiC · Answer

Absolutely. I refuse to wear condoms, if I wanted to have sex with latex, I buy a blowup doll and be done with it. And I don’t care how sexist it sounds, it’s a fact that many women lie about using birth control. I don’t trust a woman to use birth control. For that reason, I almost completely avoid Vaginal sex and stay with Oral and Anal. That’s fine with me, I like that more anyway. But yeah, if I could take control of the situation, I would do it in a heartbeat. Shoot me up, Doc!

CasuallySamsonite · Answer

Hell yes, give me the control... too many women don't believe in abortion / planned families and would rather stick the "sperm donor" with all the child support and none of the custody. Condoms are not enough.

Jintendo18 · Answer

Testosterone injections of at least 200 mg per week have been proven to have that same effect with relatively few health risks. Look, feel, and perform better both in the gym and the bedroom, AND have the ability to shoot blanks. Win-win in my book.

Kaamraj · Answer

Yes, I would given they were safe and temporary. It would give me complete reproductive autonomy as a man.

Moose304 · Answer

I fire blanks today! Best decision I could have ever made. I am in my 60s but sleep with women that still are in their childbearing years. So we can have fun and not worry about little swimmers!

Diodoro · Answer

Yes But actually viable. Not ones that sound good till you hear about near permanent side effects

Leonharted · Answer

No need. My wife has to be on birth control when not trying to have kids due to endometriosis, and I don’t cheat.

mark000h · Answer

If a male pill existed that was safe, why not? It's a lot better than using plastic wrap over your penis.

joeldalton · Answer

I'd try this

FriendlyCanadianGuy · Answer

If I could still have sex the way I do, and no real life changing side effects, I would definitely risk taking a male birth control.

HighValue · Answer

Only after it has been around for 20+ years so I can see what the side effects have been on other people before taking it myself.

Lionman95 · Answer

I´m infertile so I can´t get a woman pregnant anyways I would give it a try to reduce all the risks.

Anonymous · Answer

If there was no consequences to my testosterone levels then of course.. I believe that when the pill is available for men, we're going to have a much bigger revolution than the women had in the 60's.

Finchie40 · Answer

Ya absolutely , that would of been better than getting my balls snipped lol

BCA6010 · Answer

Definitely not a long term thing like the implant you're suggesting.

pass_the_celery98 · Answer

Isn't birth control for men to get kicked in the balls? Then again Johnny Knoxville from jackass took so many groin shots in the early 2000s on MTV's Jackass and I think he has 3 daughters.

CreamySeed · Answer

No fucking way. And i dont want my woman taking it either it fucks with their whoremoans and makes her less horny. I also like knowing i can blow her tummy up any time I damn well please.

DWornock · Answer

That would be wonderful but women would hate it because then they couldn't deliberately get pregnant and lie by claiming their birth control pills failed.

ringmaster696 · Answer

In for a penny in for a pound. It's a two way street.

exitseven · Answer

I would have gone that route if there were no bad side effects

WhatThaPhucc · Answer

Yep, no human deserves the cruelty of having to be born and live in this shitty world. Wish I was shot into tissue instead of being here

Anonymous · Answer

Women get pregnant, guys don't. Of course lots of guys do not want to get a woman pregnant. But it would have to be time tested form of birth control. Most guys would rather just avoid women all together, if they were forced to take it.

InkRat_ · Answer

You mean I can have sex without any worry about condom and stuff, no driving up already high suicide rate and not fuck up sex drive and it isn't permanent, like max 3 moth. Where do I sign up for that shit?

cth96190 · Answer

No, because I do not trust anything that is made by the pharmaceutical industry.

EnglishAntagonist · Answer

Honest answer? If it were you I was fucking, I’d not take it and make you pregnant lmao :)

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, to protect a girl from getting pregnant most certain

admles · Answer

Absolutely! This needs to be something that is investigated, gives couples more options, and provides more safety.

Manuel2 · Answer

The question you should ask Women would you trust and have sex with him if he says that he takes thr male Pill

Neilbud · Answer

No, I don't like anything that messes with my body chemistry. I'm not a big fan of even weman doing it, but I'm also pro choice so I understand it.

imfreeze95 · Answer

Don’t need it I have enough self respect not to have intercourse with a woman I’m not intending on committing to.

Mangospacho · Answer

I did. Vasectomy. It was my contribution to society by no longer contributing to society.

crmoore · Answer

It would depend on specifically what it does/what it's side effects are.

captain_voidwalker · Answer

Absolutely yes. After all its men who have to pay for unwanted pregnancies

Hanrej · Answer

I'd consider it when women hold doors for men and pay for dates.

shanshu · Answer

I think guys would be all over it so they wouldn't have to wear a condom

Anonymous · Answer

No, male fertility works different than female fertility and BC is not a good option, you risk ruining his reproduction for life. This is just more population control

WhiteBoyChill · Answer

As cruel as this sounds, the thought of making women pregnant turns me on. So nope

Tabasco25 · Answer

She takes hers il take mine then cross our fingers we will be fine

Anonymous · Answer

Oh hell yes. Having children is the worst thing a man can do today for his future.

robocop666 · Answer

there was a plant in ancient rome and it went extinct so many men ate it

DevinAM · Answer

I'd prefer that nature took its course, but maybe that's just because I want children.

matchrestore · Answer

Yes! I wish there were options available

JBlade · Answer

If it’s safe with no long term ill effects, sure.

slatyb · Answer

No, my wife and I are past that problem.

CallmeTheKnight · Answer

I wouldn't, but I'm not against men taking it

Anonymous · Answer

Nope, I don't need to.

boobliker · Answer

I do think i would have...

jahaims · Answer

Probably wouldn't if it messed with hormones

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