Birth control for men - two shots to the nuts

Oh wait, in the ball sack? Okay, then that isn't as bad as what I thought.

This actually sounds quite great.
And simple effective design.
Why has this not become common place already?

I meant your scrotum...as in the sac with your two testicles, not a literal sack of balls...

^^Because for most men the idea of having sharp things near their junk is on a comparable level to Eye Scream.

edited 6th Jun '11 12:00:49 AM by petrie911

10 years? Needles in scrotum? No. Just... No

I would think more men would find a few needles more preferable than a scalpel... seems kind of a juvenile reaction.

If this becomes an available option in the states and if I'm with a guy who refuses to get it he's footing the bill for MY pills, shots (subsequent cancer from shots), or whatever else I have to do.

edited 6th Jun '11 12:07:00 AM by Bur

: I think my problem is that I realize what people are doing to themselves already.
So for me, a small needle each 10th year sounds like nothing.
But also: I am one of those who Eye Scream over syrings in the arm.... and not anywhere else.

Thing is it is reversible that has my attention.

Call me when they figure out a way to do this without stabbing me multiple times in the balls, then we'll talk.

@Bur

Yeah, I'm a little amazed/really disappointed in the response too.

Topical anesthetic+two shots = 10 years of knowing you don't have to worry about condoms breaking or your girl not taking The Pill right, or IUD problems, or anything that results in your being an unwanted dad, with no side effects.

If this was available for women, you'd likely have lines out the doors for it, even if it meant getting two needle shots in their nether bits.

edited 6th Jun '11 12:30:00 AM by Jeysie

I could stand the whole needles to the jewels thing, if they put my ass under first. Strongest anaesthetics you can get away with, please.

If they gave anaesthetic strong enough to numb your balls...and likely all the way to your penis and up, wouldn't that make peeing really difficult/uncomfortable?

^^ Do girls value their "nether bits" as much as guys value their nut bag?

edited 6th Jun '11 12:31:52 AM by Signed

Granted, I'm not a guy, but I've had anesthetic strong enough to be fully numbing down there before, and it wasn't especially awkward.

And, uh, yes? Our bits are definitely sensitive, and it definitely hurts when we get cut or poked harshly down there. (I've even had to have stitches down there; ow doesn't cover it.)

But if it's a choice between a couple brief needle pricks, and either pregnancy or all the possible side effects and/or difficulty from current birth control methods...

edited 6th Jun '11 12:36:07 AM by Jeysie

You do know there ARE things like this for women right?

One of my friends has it her arm, it changes her hormone levels so that she doesn't need the pill for 5 years and literally CAN'T get pregnant. She's the only one out of the large number of women I know that has it.

I don't mean whether they feel pain there. Do girls have pride stored down there like guys do...though it's mostly on the hose, a bit of pride is located on the balls too.

This part doesn't sound comfortable at all...

Anything involving hormones still carries potential side effects, though. The implants aren't all that different from the Pill in that regard, IIRC; they're just a more convenient delivery method.

This sounds like it literally affects nothing but the sperm. I could imagine women loving something similar for ovaries.

edited 6th Jun '11 12:40:20 AM by Jeysie

Ehhhh, no thanks. I value my balls too much to screw them up with some chemistry.

That's the thing. They change hormone levels. That's simply not good for the body (unless one's hormones were already out of whack and the levels need corrected). This does it without fucking with your body chemistry.

If you're from a family that has cancer squirting out of every pore, messing with your hormones - be it from a pill or a shot - is the last thing you want to do.

edited 6th Jun '11 12:43:13 AM by Bur

So, next time this forum has one of those debates about who's responsible for preventing pregnancy... can we bring this up?

Because maybe it's just me, depending on the cost - two needles for 10+ years without risk of pregnancy sounds like a pretty good payoff.

-Shrug- Fine, fine, wrong again.

But I dunno, isn't ten years a bit of a long time?

Well, It was said to be reversible right?

I think it is. If it was for a year or too, you'd have more people willing to do that

I thought that might mess things up, I thought it meant it might be reversable after?

Well you can sign me up for it, The Baby Trap has always been a pet fear of mine.

Eh, its probably going to be in development for a little while yet.

As is? At the moment I will just wait till I actually HAVE a relationship before I start looking into this.