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circlethesquare

(806 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2015, 09:20 AM Jun 2015

Male Birth Control Coming Soon...Will You Use It?

From: The David Pakman Show

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Male Birth Control Coming Soon...Will You Use It? (Original Post) circlethesquare Jun 2015 OP

The problems I'd have with this is trust MiniMe Jun 2015 #1

As a woman, SheilaT Jun 2015 #2

MiniMe

(21,724 posts)

1. The problems I'd have with this is trust

Reply to circlethesquare (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 09:42 AM

Jun 2015

I don't know if I'd trust a man who says Um, yeah, I'm on birth control. The other problem with it is much the same as the pill for women, it doesn't protect against STD's

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

2. As a woman,

Reply to circlethesquare (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 10:18 AM

Jun 2015

albeit one who is long after needing to worry about getting pregnant, I prefer to handle the birth control on my own. At least in the context of casual sexual relationships.

If I'm in a good long term one, then having him use the birth control would be nice.

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