There aren't any birth control options right now that don't have a big inconvenience factor or potentially serious side effects. Hormonal birth control can mess with your skin, your mood, it can make you tired or depressed, it can totally kill your libido and can increase your risk of blood clots, which can kill you. Some women can find a type of BC that doesn't have any adverse effects for their body chemistry, some can't. Condoms suck for guys, diaphragms and cervical caps are inconvenient and can be uncomfortable, non-hormonal IUDs make periods way heavier and can cause really unbearable cramping (I have friends who puke from their cramping pains, it can be really serious). Other methods just aren't effective enough to feel safe using them. As of right now, there is no free lunch when it comes to preventing pregnancy while having a hetero sex life. If this turns out to not cause any bad side effects for men, it would be really, really awesome.
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There aren't any birth control options right now that don't have a big inconvenience factor or potentially serious side effects. Hormonal birth control can mess with your skin, your mood, it can make you tired or depressed, it can totally kill your libido and can increase your risk of blood clots, which can kill you. Some women can find a type of BC that doesn't have any adverse effects for their body chemistry, some can't. Condoms suck for guys, diaphragms and cervical caps are inconvenient and can be uncomfortable, non-hormonal IUDs make periods way heavier and can cause really unbearable cramping (I have friends who puke from their cramping pains, it can be really serious). Other methods just aren't effective enough to feel safe using them. As of right now, there is no free lunch when it comes to preventing pregnancy while having a hetero sex life. If this turns out to not cause any bad side effects for men, it would be really, really awesome.
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