Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Periods are kind of like the oil spill, right?

A mish-mash of things about birth control.

For starters, here's an interesting article on the adverse health effects of hormonal birth control.

Then there's this. Have any of you heard about this new form of birth control...for men?! Zapping the testicles with ultrasound waves is apparently a safe way to halt sperm production. I remember a few years ago there was all this hoopla about a birth control pill for men, but very little seems to have come of that. This, however, seems like it might be a thing.

So what do you think, gentleman? Would you try it?

(both links via Re:Cycling)

4 comments:

  1. "Fertility experts cautioned that the long-term effects are not yet clear and that, even if shown to be safe, it would be several years before the technique could gain approval."

    I think I'd like to wait for more of a guarantee. After that, I say zap away.

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  2. I agree with the beans. If it could be done and I was told it was safe, I would totally do it.

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  3. If I could do it to my ovaries I would but...you know...finite supply of eggs and all that.

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  4. Gotta protect the egg clutch. I hear ya.

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