I hate it when I'm out walking and get clipped by a flying pig...

[hel_ana]

What's more stunning than the fact that they've actually created a male contraceptive is the fact that they did it in Australia.

Think this means that the Leafs actually have a chance this year?

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[courtly.livejournal.com]

Turns OFF the signal to produce testosterone? Err, can I read more about that before I volunteer?

[hel_ana]

yeah, I wondered about that too...

though maybe with australian men, it just makes them more like canadian men.

(My father told me once that, while he liked his Australian friends, he'd really rather I didn't ever marry one because he didn't think I would be able to deal with the attitude.)

um.... yeah

[much-ado.livejournal.com]

but the whole point of testosterone is that it's what makes manly men... er, *manly*.

turning that off would be tantamount to saying, "hey, let's let the low-level estrogen run rampant until all your facial hair falls off and you start retaining water once a month in your... hey, are those *boobs*???"

i'll stick to *my* pills and condoms as needed, please and thanks, and leave my regular testosterone injections Just As They Are!

Re: um.... yeah

[hel_ana]

well, that's all assuming you want manly men....

Re: um.... yeah

[much-ado.livejournal.com]

well, if the alternative is "girly men" with bigger breasts than mine, yes, thanks, i'll stick to men with their testosterone intact!

(with one possible exception, that is...)

Aiiiiieee!

[nickdangerous.livejournal.com]

If it turns off testosterone... no thanks. Say goodbye to sex drive and muscle growth.

When I work out on "leg day", the large muscles in my thighs and legs squeeze out tons of testosterone... and I *really* notice it. I get incredibly horny and feel invulnerable. Plus, I get a boost in lean muscle mass.

It may work in the short term, but turning *off* testosterone completely sounds like a horrible idea. Thousands of men already take testosterone supplements as it is... and I plan on doing the same when I get older. They restore feelings of youth and vitality, and help keep your lean muscles intact.

Keep it away! Away!

Re: Aiiiiieee!

[dawaioser.livejournal.com]

Have I mentioned lately how MUCH I love leg day?

[nickdangerous.livejournal.com]

*blush*

[damned-colonial.livejournal.com]

Australia's been at the forefront of reproductive science for a while now. They were involved in IVF research back in the 1970s for instance, and the world's 4th test tube baby was born in Melbourne out of the Monash IVF clinic. Australian women were using the contraceptive pill more than most other western countries in the 60s and 70s, if I recall correctly. And so on.

[hel_ana]

Oh, I wasn't surprised because a scientific advancement had occured in Australia.

What surprised me, based on every Australian male I've ever known (and on the testimony of some australian women friends), was them finding one Aussie male (let alone a whole test group) who would be willing to have his testosterone lowered in the interests of birth control.