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The Male Birth Control Pill: An Overview of the Debate
Pregnancy has traditionally been socially constructed as a female concern, even though two people are needed to get pregnant—a man and a woman. The male birth control pill has only been piloted relatively recently in the history of medicine. The challenge of manufacturing a male birth control level is keeping testosterone levels low enough to ensure there is no risk of pregnancy without creating averse health risks, including low libido. But there are also cultural obstacles, including the lingering perception that birth control is still primarily a female responsibility.
The most recent trial of a male birth control pill involved 40 healthy men (ages 18 to 50) and a control group of 10 including 10 who received a placebo (Nedelman & Gumbrecht, 2019). Side effects included “fatigue, headache, acne, decreased libido and mild erectile dysfunction,” which some people have humorously observed is not entirely dissimilar from the side effects women experience from hormonal birth control (Nedelman & Gumbrecht, 2019, par.3). Even the most optimistic projections for the development of the drug are relatively modest, in terms of the timing of its release into the marketplace. Although testosterone levels fell during the month’s trial of the drug, sperm production can take several months. Also, the drug must be shown to be safe and effective for long-term use.
In a 2016 study reported upon by the NHS (National Health Service) of the UK, a male contraceptive injection was piloted in a much larger study involving 320 male subjects. This particular 8-week study found the injection to by 96%...…result of the use of hormonal birth control, may still eschew the use of the pills, contraceptive shots, or IUDs.
Of course, this is one reason why the option of being able to select the individual in a relationship for whom birth control might be most medically appropriate would be so valuable. Today, only women have this option, not men. Male birth control options are less diverse, but this raises the question as to why less research has historically been performed exploring such options. But concerns about men’s willingness to use such products, combined with fears they may be less diligent in taking the product in pill form, or updating a needed injection (due to the fact that they will not experience the physical risk of unplanned pregnancy), means that the future of the male…
2. Birth control, contraception and abortion are often linked in legal and Ideological arguments proposed by those on the right side of the aisle. B. Many conservative law-makers will often exploit deep passions over women's rights issues in order to bring religious voters to the polls. 1. This most recent election saw an emphasis on issues such as the protection of planned parenthood. 2. Particularly in reference to the issue of contraception, many
Thus, the issue of gender bias in sex education has been implied and touched upon by scholars and the public alike. Some studies, theories, and popular viewpoints seem to suggest that comprehensive sex education is biased toward women because it portrays birth control as a woman's issue, placing the burden to practice safe sex on her alone. Others claim that this is not the case, and that men are concerned
Virginity Origin of the Topic The most common origin of virginity is derived from Christianity. Christianity teaches that sex before marriage is wrong. Sex should only occur between a man and a woman who are married. Sex outside of marriage is considered an abomination to God. The Bible states that when a man leaves home, he should cleave unto his wife and they shall become one flesh. Impact on Male and Female Sexuality Phone
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the name of morality and God. Unfortunately, this stereotype too often holds true. If one looks over the many independent sites on the Internet regarding bioethics, reads popular magazines and publications, or browses library shelves for
Baer, 2002, p. xx) Medical issues surrounding OCs: Medical complications associated with the utilization of oral contraceptives are varied but in general stem from both known and unknown complexities associated with the ingredients that make up OCs, as all hormones are steroids and in many cases have multi-variant biochemical effects, some known and some unknown. The complexities of steroids, of which all hormones are, demonstrate the need for a great deal of
Gender Studies -- the World Split Open Why were American women unhappy? In building her case regarding the unhappiness that women in America experienced in the 1950s, the author of The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America -- Ruth Rosen -- goes into great detail. On page 13 Rosen points out that after WWII in the American culture, women getting pregnant and having babies, was extremely common