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Thunderball · 11-26-2007, 12:22 PM

Female Birth Control pills took a very long time to develop as well... hell, they weren't even originally designed for that sole purpose. Their design was strongly influenced by the medical requirement to balance out erratic and painful menstrual cycles. Men really don't have a medical reason to take them, which pushes it down the priority list.

They have to tread very carefully with this one. In an increasingly litigious society, they have to make absolutely sure there is zero percent chance that it renders the user infertile. Even if it comes out in 8-10 years, I definitely won't use it. I'll let the early adopters have fun with it until it has been proven to be as safe and side-effect free as possible. I have no medical reason to take it, my girlfriend does. Unless that changes, I'm not.

Just because it works on lab rats does not mean it will work on humans.

11-26-2007, 12:22 PM	#2
Thunderball Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Female Birth Control pills took a very long time to develop as well... hell, they weren't even originally designed for that sole purpose. Their design was strongly influenced by the medical requirement to balance out erratic and painful menstrual cycles. Men really don't have a medical reason to take them, which pushes it down the priority list. They have to tread very carefully with this one. In an increasingly litigious society, they have to make absolutely sure there is zero percent chance that it renders the user infertile. Even if it comes out in 8-10 years, I definitely won't use it. I'll let the early adopters have fun with it until it has been proven to be as safe and side-effect free as possible. I have no medical reason to take it, my girlfriend does. Unless that changes, I'm not. Just because it works on lab rats does not mean it will work on humans. Last edited by Thunderball; 11-26-2007 at 12:24 PM.