A British government Council wanted to force a happily married woman with an IQ of 53 on to birth control pills. This was rejected by the courts but has raised some interesting questions about how far a government can go for the safety of the unborn children and why they think this is okay. The ...
Most women wouldn’t trust a man to take a birth control pill. And most men don’t want to deal with the hormonal side effects (moodiness, lower libido) of taking a pill. These have been the most significant stumbling blocks to finding a male contraceptive. Luckily scientists have now found a simple solution to these problems!
A lot of men are doing it, but no one likes to talk about it. But with a world leaders admitting he’s gone under the knife for that special little snip, perhaps the vasectomy will become recognized for what it is — the manliest of procedures.
Mick, Morning Quickie
There have been never-ending problems searching for a male birth control (other than condoms or vasectomies). Do women trust the men? Are men comfortable manipulating their testosterone levels? Now it looks like ultrasound waves might the solution to this problem. This method has been proven to work on dogs in Italy and researchers have been tentatively looking into ...
Raquel Welch, noted scientist and philosopher, is worried about the effect of the pill on morality. Women being able to have sex without consequences means that fewer want to get married. It also also led to men who can’t “keep it in their pants.” She rose prominence after the release of One Million Years B.C., ...
Dear Madame X, I’d like to know about which contraception methods (except for sterilization) are most effective? I also wonder what their potential effects on libido (for chemical methods) and on sexual pleasure (for physical methods) are. How likely would unprotected sex result in actual pregnancy? -Always Good To Know Dear Always Good To Know, ...
It looks like there is another reason to wear condoms! There’s a possibility that gonorrhoea is becoming resistant to medication, will be harder to treat, and may lead to a superbug.
Groups of 14-16-year-olds are being taken on school trips to STI clinics in hospitals around the UK. The purpose is to “demystify” sex and the clinics so that young people know what problems they will encounter if they have sex without condoms.
New research shows that women who take the pill are less likely to die from a range of diseases. This is good news for women worried about the effect the hormones might have on them because a lot of these effects turn out to be positive.
Mack, Morning QuickieFemale condoms have been available since the early 1990s but they are often seen as more expensive and a bit awkward to use. But there is a new generation of female condoms which is cheaper and easier to use and it’s a shame that more women haven’t explored this option for their birth control.
Mack, Morning Quickie