Sponge? Spermicide? Super thin condoms? I mean, once you take hormones out of the picture, it gets to be pretty slim pickins.
The IUD isn't permanent, you take it out after a few years to let your body reset itself. And if the strings are left long enough, you take remove it on your own if you hate it. In my case, she cut the strings short "for aesthetics". I guess my gyno was worried that my labia might not like the view or something.
I'm just kind of surprised at the lack of non-hormonal options. I've been reading up on IUDs, and evidently they cause more complications with women who have never had children, and women who haven't had kids are more apt to find the insertion painful (along with the side effects). And people wonder why I'm not a birth control fan.
Are condoms off the table? I know that they aren't the "sexiest" option, but they also help to protect against disease and if you are not in a proven disease free committed monogamous relationship, that should obviously just as important of a concern as an unwanted pregnancy.
There are so many possible complications with most forms of BC, that's why I was so hesitant to get on the nuvaring for thse couple months. I'm glad that there is some research happening for men's birth control. I've read about one that they are testing in India, but they are having problems with the wash out chemical (actual BC is perfectly fine with no side effects though), so it will be awhile before it is marketed for the public there and then tested in the US. And then, after that, it will be much longer before it is commonly used by men. If it's one thing I learned in my pharmacology class, EVERYTHING has a side effect. Luckily I haven't had any major health problems that called for medications other than topical creams/ointments and antibiotics, but one day it'll happen. I'm definitely not looking forward to that day.
I've just never had good luck with ANY form of medicine. Everything from malaria pills all the way down to fluoride that you swish around your mouth at the dentist, it all makes me feel sick and not myself. I couldn't wear contacts. I don't even like having headphones on; again, they make me nauseous and give me a headache. I can only imagine that WHATEVER hormonal BC I chose, I'd react poorly. I also suspect I'd react the same way to something foreign being placed inside me. Some of the blogs I've read about IUDs talk about panic attacks, general malaise and depression. I have a suspicion I would be unhappy if I had it placed. I guess it's condoms or the Hail Mary method.
Oh. I thought "I'd rather you whack off then have to take it in the butt, too." Please tell me, ballsack, with your self proclaimed million inch dick, how many times have you had butt sex that didn't end up with a visit to the hospital?
This has been almost happening for, like, ten years. Maybe twenty. Most of them have been easier, cheaper and have less/less serious side effects than what's available for women. If you think about, you can figure out why there hasn't been a huge push for it in the states. If you don't want to think about, I can go on a feminist rant for you. That's because lube is necessary.
Yeah, I've heard that argument. I've also heard that the companies who sell female birth control, especially the daily/monthly kinds, are against it from a money stand point. For the male BC that I was looking at that, it: -has no side effects, hormonal or otherwise -is 100% effective -lasts for ~20 years This is terribly threatening to these other companies. To make much money on this method, they would have to put it at a price point that would be not be affordable for most people. Of course there is a bit of cultural taboo when it comes to birth control. Female varieties have been around for awhile and it has almost become our "responsibility," when in reality, it takes two to bang out a baby. However, I think that generally speaking, a lot of men would be willing to do it if the new method was proven to be safe.
I'd be the first one in line if there was a safe, reversible way for me to turn my swimmers off. I'm for any pill, procedure, implant or whatever that makes me shoot blanks and my girlfriend less hormonal. In fact, who's fucking idea was it to mess with a woman's hormone level anyway? That asshole has clearly never had to deal with a woman while she is either a) on her period, or b) pregnant.
Wait, hold on, I don't want to derail this, but you were in LAW SCHOOL, presumably over the age of 16, and you randomly tried to enter a girl's ass dry? What was your undergrad major, American History X? You're going to give big penises a bad name, dude. And because I know this tangent had nothing to do with the current conversation, please accept my offering of pictures of sexy men: Dat ass: NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW
I started looking more into that injection for men today (RISUG/Vasalgel). The last time I really read up on it was probably about 9 months ago. It looks like a small US pharm company bought rights and started animal testing in March 2012. I was also wrong about the wash out method. Turns out the wash out chemicals are just water and baking soda and work with no problems. Pretty cool! Here is the link to the Indian company that has been running tests for 20+ years. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.newmalecontraception.org/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.newmalecontraception.org/index.htm</a> And here is the US company's (news section) site: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.parsemusfoundation.org/Parsemus/New_male_contraceptives.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.parsemusfoundation.org/Parse ... tives.html</a> Just in case anyone was interested in reading up on it.
Femidoms/female condoms are a little weird, but they're not really all that different feeling to regular condoms (at least not from my side). In a two girl threesome, they're a lot easier than changing glove every time you move from one to the other. But I don't think there are many circumstances where they'd be an answer if you just hate condoms. They don't really feel all that different.
I am greatly considering getting a vasectomy done in the next year. A closest friend was just snipped and he said the operation was a breeze. Still makes me a little nervous, but he comments that females treat him like a hero for having it done (?). Not that has any profound effect on me. It would probably make my wife happy, and we only want one child anyhoo.