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jvwgtr · 10-03-2003, 05:52 AM

I would very seriously consider doing this. It's scary how much the Pill messes with a woman's body chemistry...it should be much easier to develop a male contraceptive that's less harmful.
Still, a needle to the testicles? Holy crap!
That's a little intimidating. Still...if you only have to do it once every 10 years or so...

ratbastid · 10-03-2003, 06:05 AM

I'm there in a heartbeat. It's totally unfair that lurkette has borne the burden of managing our contraception--all the side-effects and crap she's put up with--for the 13 years of our relationship.

I googled this thing a little bit. Sounds like it was invented in India, has had some good results and positive clinical trials there. It's in trials in Canada. So it'll be a few years yet before it's on the US market.

mmjau · 02-24-2004, 06:57 AM

any news about this ?

StormBerlin · 02-24-2004, 07:27 AM

"Causing the sperm to burst." Anyone else have a problem with this description? Hmm... almost sounds painful.

Anomaly_ · 02-24-2004, 04:33 PM

Hopefully RISUG eventually makes its way to the US. Like the article states, it's much more economical than a pill (for a woman or potentially a man). Not only that, it won't screw with your hormone levels. Dr. Sujoy Guha of India is the creator of the contraceptive and has been working on it for 25 years. From http://www.gristmagazine.com/maindis...lman081303.asp :

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# First, neither sexual partner has to interrupt the throes of passion to use it -- no more running to the bathroom and fumbling with various ointments and plastics.

# Second, the process, once it is refined and approved, will be completely non-surgical. Whew, say a lot of men.

# Third, it's long-lasting. According to Guha, a single injection can be effective for at least 10 years.

#Fourth, after testing RISUG on more than 250 volunteers, neither Guha nor other researchers in the field have found side effects more worrisome than a slight scrotal swelling in some men immediately following the injection. This swelling goes away after a few weeks. Compare that to the Pill, which even today can cause health problems ranging from severe migraines to blood clots.*

# Fifth, it works. Of all the men who've had the RISUG injection (and 15 of the 250 had it more than 10 years ago), there has been only one unplanned pregnancy among their partners -- and in that instance, the injection wasn't administered properly.

# Sixth, and best of all, the contraceptive appears to be reversible with another injection. To date, reversing the procedure has been tried only on non-human primates, but among them, it's been reversed successfully multiple times.

All I've read about it makes it sound very promising. Apparently some US researchers have said the Indian testing is not thorough enough in terms of toxicity, however there have been no side effects in the ten years of trials on men or even higher dosages on primates.

Smimpinj · 02-24-2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by Munku
You guys make it sound like the needle is gonna poke a hole into my testicle and drain it out or soemthing.

That gave me the biggest nervous twinge in my life. Just picturing....ow.

doncalypso · 02-24-2004, 05:25 PM

Given that I'm not too keen on the idea of having kids (except for the fact that I'm an only child and need to preserve the family line) I don't think I'd risk getting poked by a needle in the nuts.

I think I'd just go for a vasectomy.

monkeysugar · 02-24-2004, 06:54 PM

If it works and is reversible, sign me up! A needle in the testicular region doesn't sound too pleasant, but the way I look at it, I've been kicked in the balls or had the boys otherwise accidentally smashed on many occasions, and the pain goes away pretty quickly. A short period of sore balls vs. a lifetime of raising a kid...that's not a tough choice for me.

insidious_machinae · 02-24-2004, 07:35 PM

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skier · 02-24-2004, 09:26 PM

Nurse: "don't worry bobby, it's just a little prick...."
Bobby: "Who you callin little?"

My kneejerk reaction to an injection into my balls is a "GET THAT AWAY FROM ME!" But when thinking it over I'd have to say i'd do it once they work out the kinks, like serious side effects, loss of libido, possibility of permanent sterility.

Prince · 02-25-2004, 08:57 AM

I'm gonna sit and wait and see how many men this renders entirely incapable of procreating before I jump on this wagon of craziness.

ariekitten · 02-25-2004, 09:45 PM

that's a neat concept, but how many men would go for it? that would hurt. personally i'd like to see men take on the burden of birth control...really. women have more than done their share.

Bob Biter · 02-25-2004, 10:18 PM

The day I trust a non-invasive male contraceptive as a sole means of preventing pregnancy is the day I'll do the same for a female non-invasive contraceptive, which is to say that it'll never happen.

02-24-2004, 07:27 AM	#44 (permalink)
StormBerlin Happy as a hippo Location: Southern California	"Causing the sperm to burst." Anyone else have a problem with this description? Hmm... almost sounds painful. __________________ "if anal sex could get a girl pregnant i'd be tits deep in child support" Arcane

02-24-2004, 05:25 PM	#47 (permalink)
doncalypso TFP Mad Scientist Location: Philadelphia, PA	Given that I'm not too keen on the idea of having kids (except for the fact that I'm an only child and need to preserve the family line) I don't think I'd risk getting poked by a needle in the nuts. I think I'd just go for a vasectomy. __________________ Doncalypso... the one and only Haitian Sensation

02-24-2004, 06:54 PM	#48 (permalink)
monkeysugar I'll be on the veranda, since you're on the cross. Location: Rand McNally's friendliest small town in America. They must have strayed from the dodgy parts...	If it works and is reversible, sign me up! A needle in the testicular region doesn't sound too pleasant, but the way I look at it, I've been kicked in the balls or had the boys otherwise accidentally smashed on many occasions, and the pain goes away pretty quickly. A short period of sore balls vs. a lifetime of raising a kid...that's not a tough choice for me. __________________ I've got the love of my life and a job that I enjoy most of the time. Life is good.

02-24-2004, 07:35 PM	#49 (permalink)
insidious_machinae Psycho	This message has been deleted. Last edited by insidious_machinae; 03-20-2010 at 11:03 AM..

02-24-2004, 09:26 PM	#50 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Nurse: "don't worry bobby, it's just a little prick...." Bobby: "Who you callin little?" My kneejerk reaction to an injection into my balls is a "GET THAT AWAY FROM ME!" But when thinking it over I'd have to say i'd do it once they work out the kinks, like serious side effects, loss of libido, possibility of permanent sterility. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

10-03-2003, 05:52 AM	#41 (permalink)
jvwgtr Completely bananas Location: Florida	I would very seriously consider doing this. It's scary how much the Pill messes with a woman's body chemistry...it should be much easier to develop a male contraceptive that's less harmful. Still, a needle to the testicles? Holy crap! That's a little intimidating. Still...if you only have to do it once every 10 years or so...

10-03-2003, 06:05 AM	#42 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	I'm there in a heartbeat. It's totally unfair that lurkette has borne the burden of managing our contraception--all the side-effects and crap she's put up with--for the 13 years of our relationship. I googled this thing a little bit. Sounds like it was invented in India, has had some good results and positive clinical trials there. It's in trials in Canada. So it'll be a few years yet before it's on the US market.

02-24-2004, 06:57 AM	#43 (permalink)
mmjau Upright Location: Sverige	any news about this ?

02-25-2004, 08:57 AM	#51 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	I'm gonna sit and wait and see how many men this renders entirely incapable of procreating before I jump on this wagon of craziness. __________________ Who is John Galt?

02-25-2004, 09:45 PM	#52 (permalink)
ariekitten bAck iN aCtiOn! Location: in my imagination	that's a neat concept, but how many men would go for it? that would hurt. personally i'd like to see men take on the burden of birth control...really. women have more than done their share. __________________ I am known as Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser III. Don't hesitate to call. ~Vash, Trigun >'.'< kitty kitty, meow ^..^~

02-25-2004, 10:18 PM	#53 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	The day I trust a non-invasive male contraceptive as a sole means of preventing pregnancy is the day I'll do the same for a female non-invasive contraceptive, which is to say that it'll never happen. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.