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The Male Pill: A Double-Edged Sword

The Male Pill: A Double-Edged Sword

August 6, 2011 1 Comment

The Male Pill is apparently on its way. Yes, soon men will be able to take care of their contraceptive needs in a convenient tablet to be crumbled daily over their Cheerios, and need never bother with the difficulty, embarrassment and expense of condoms ever again. Women will be protected from the risk of unwanted ...

Male Pill On Market In Indonesia

Male Pill On Market In Indonesia

January 7, 2011 1 Comment

A male birth control pill is being introduced in Indonesia this year. This is an “alternative, herbal product” that comes from a plant called gandarusa. Some health professionals aren’t sure if it will work. The fact that there has been research into male hormonal contraceptives for years, without any products being finalized, makes this one ...

Want To Avoid Being A Baby Daddy? Take This Pill And Call Me In 3 Months

Want To Avoid Being A Baby Daddy? Take This Pill And Call Me In 3 Months

June 28, 2010 No Comments

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!

It Takes Balls To Get Snipped

It Takes Balls To Get Snipped

June 1, 2010 No Comments

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. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key told reporters that he ...

Who’s Your Daddy?

Who’s Your Daddy?

February 15, 2010 No Comments

Men in Manchester and Edinburgh are taking part in a two-year trial for an injectable male contraceptive. Comments by readers on this article talk of an end to men being tricked into supporting children who are not theirs.

Your Swimmers Are Sprinters

Your Swimmers Are Sprinters

February 9, 2010 No Comments

Scientist have found out what it is that makes sperm swim faster when they get closer to the egg. This will be used to help further the search for a male contraceptive, something with a lot of obstacles to it, as well as helping men whose swimmers are too slow to cause a pregnancy. Apparently sperm don’t start ...

The Dick In American Pie

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...

How Many Lovers Is Too Many?

Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

Fifty Years Of A Clockwork Orange

When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...

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