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THE PILL FOR MEN
And, what's on your agenda today? For me, a pounding migraine with coffee, two extra kilos on the scale, and a massive mood swing. Exactly like that and at least once a month. I'm talking about, yes, the menstrual troubles. But do you know what's absurd? That about three-quarters of those complained-about issues do NOT come from that period horror, but from the hormones we dump into our bodies to reduce the chance of babies. The Pill.
As a thirteen-year-old girl, I received the pill from our lovely doctor. WHAT? Yes indeed. I was suffering from menstrual cramps, so if it doesn't help, it won't hurt. That last part is my own, because with your new pack of contraception, you get a bucket full of potential - horrific-things-as-a-result-of. You don't think about that, do you? Women are masters at suppressing, because being the boss of your own belly is way more important. And what if I told you that there is contraception for men that is safer than condoms and has almost no side effects? It's worth a brainwave.
In a large study, men received the contraceptive injection. The doctors injected testosterone, which tricks the brain and resulted in a huge outcome of 96 percent protection. Against babies, right? You know that the pill doesn't cover everything either. Well, I think this is outrageous news. A revolutionary piece of development that I foresee as a national holiday. But no, that won't happen. About twenty of the three hundred twenty trial men experienced side effects, so the drug is not being provided. Sounds logical, because you have those with the pill too. After a round of horrific scenarios in our leaflet, you would never want to take a pill again. Thrombosis with a chance of kicking the bucket, a stroke, breast cancer... Yes, these are the Major Consequences and there are also smaller ones. The mood swings, migraines, acne, a dwindling libido, gaining kilos, and recently also depression. So just understanding for those side effects.
Understanding went out the window when I inspected the side effects of the male pill more closely. Pain during injection. This is a joke, right? Muscle pain. Okaaaaay, sorry for you. A reduced libido. Sounds familiar. Acne. Not fun indeed. In an extremely, extremely rare case a chance of I would say; have another one. That would, just like with women, be bizarrely sad. And further? Nothing. Naught. Nada. No all-consuming diseases, no hormones running amok, and no chain of vague complaints. In 75 percent of the trial men, the effects were actually a party. A burst of energy, an upper in muscle mass, a few kilos less in the belly area, and greater concentration.
I know that it's a plus to have control over the birth canal. And I totally understand that if you enjoy the pleasures of being single. But imagine, you're in a steady relationship and sure about the (for now) absence of babies? You minimize the risk of something scary, and he occasionally has a bit of muscle pain or doesn't jump you every moment of the day. You even have a 75 percent chance that this won't happen, by the way, but that he feels even more vital than he already is. And did I mention that it's more reliable than a condom (yes, I already mentioned that)? I'm in favor, the researchers are against. You can't burden a man with harmful side effects, because we're talking about young people. These were the exact words of a researcher at CNN. They continue to develop to exclude the chance of such things from this.
Honestly, I feel a bit cheated after sixteen years of pill popping and the chance of a range of horrors. You?
Source: Grazia UK
