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If the dating relationship between men and women in modern cities is so complicated that it is elusive, then the ultimate topic of contraception is enough to pierce the last decent point of each other. p>
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Women bear the heavy burden of contraception, is it because men are lazy or is it limited by objective facts? Can this situation change in the future? p>
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These seemingly painful questions may have new answers with a new invention in India. p>
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On November 19, the Times of India issued a message, said that the country’s first male contraceptive RISUG developed by the country has entered the approval stage and will be on the market as soon as next year. strong> p>
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According to reports, once injected, this male contraceptive is valid for up to 13 years, and once launched, it is expected to replace vasectomy. p>
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The principle is actually leaning towards the “Tomb”A polymer gel was injected into the vas deferens of a man. Under the destruction of the polymer surface electrodes in the gel, the sperm would lose vitality and could no longer successfully send troops. p>
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Sharma, an Indian scientist at the Drug Research Council, said, “The phase III clinical trial involving 303 people showed that the success rate of this contraceptive injection was 97.3%, and there were no reports of side effects. The product is currently available, only Awaiting final approval from the drug regulatory authority. “ P>
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On the birth of the world’s first male contraceptive, netizens immediately launched a hot debate: p>
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There are female netizens who can’t restrain their inner joy directly @ 老公 或 男友, p>
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Some netizens have expressed concerns about efficacy and sexual safety: p>
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Others have expressed concern about the hidden dangers of this technology: p>
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Whether you look forward to it or worry about it, the challenge is nothing more than the public’s willingness to accept this new method of contraception, which requires men. p>
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As we all know, The most effective contraceptive methods currently on the market are mostly aimed at women. From pills to patches, from intrauterine devices to contraceptive rings, all women carry their weight alone. strong> p>
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However, there seem to be only two safer contraceptive methods for men: using condoms or ligating, so that a lot of women are aware of psychological imbalances. p>
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Even if the male contraceptive method is so scarce, if you enter “male contraceptives” into the search bar, it is not difficult to find that scientists have never stopped research in this area: p>
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Taking the recent example, in 2018, the University of Washington in the United States conducted a human test on the male contraceptive DMAU, which has been developed for many years, with significant results. p>
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In 2017, the MIT Technology Review reported that a local gel that can temporarily stop sperm production will enter the clinical stage in 2018, which looks promising in the future. p>
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As early as 2012, Reuters also published an article stating that forthcoming male contraceptives will change the pattern of human contraception. p>
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However, this revolutionary product that can break the last 0.01mm distance of humans seems to always only exist in the headlines of news. As for when it is really the man’s turn to take contraceptives, no authority can give an accurate promise. . p>
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It is true that male contraceptive technology is a world-class biomedical problem. Even Bill Gates cannot be too avant-garde. Even if a special fund has been set up, it is only in the stage of developing the thinnest water-condensable condoms. Make breakthroughs. p>
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The problem behind this, besides technology, is also closely related to gender equality. p>
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John Amory, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington, as an authoritative male medical researcher, gave a TED lecture devoted to “ strong> Men’s contraceptives will be the key to gender equality” < / strong>, as he mentioned in his speech: p>
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“Every time I tell people I’m trying to develop a male contraceptive, people’s responses usually change with gender. Women will say it’s great, when will it come out?” p>
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“There are two reactions from men. They either like the idea or watch me carefully and want to know what business I do in their testicles.” p>
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These two very different attitudes are interesting, and they also make us tortured: Is it not possible for women to prevent contraception alone, why is there a need for male contraceptives in the world? p>
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Professor Amory explained in his speech that “strong male contraceptives will help reduce unwanted pregnancies and miscarriages and allow men to participate equally in contraception”. strong> p>
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And about this conclusion, Professor John Amory also gave data to support, “ In the United States, there are 6 million pregnancies each year, of which 3 million are unintentional pregnancy, which is half. These 3 million Unexpected pregnancy accounts for the vast majority of more than one million abortions in the United States each year. “ Strong> p>
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Imagine that if men can share with women relatively equally on contraception, women’s reproductive pressure will be greatly reduced. p>
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Although the use of contraceptives by women seems to be more common today, the emergence and development of contraceptives are also full of twists and turns. p>
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Taking the 1960s as an example, when condoms were used as the mainstream contraceptive method, “eating contraceptives” was still a problem on human moral bottom line. p>
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Not only is religion not allowed, but even moral torture tortures women and allows them to take the initiative to nail themselves to the rack of shame. p>
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In order to avoid being impacted by these ideas, the painlessly developed female contraceptive Enovid cannot even be labeled as “Contraceptive” for sale. strong> p>
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This revolutionary drug, intended to give women freedom of contraception, can only be introduced as a drug for treating gynecological problems such as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea, and the important thing “avoiding pregnancy” can only be condescended as a “side effect” “. strong> p>
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Even if the birth control pill is comparable to the underground party, it is still sought after and welcomed by women. p>
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In just two years from the time when they were contradicted to the shelves of medicines, hundreds of women in the United States sought medical advice from their doctors because of “serious menstrual problems.” p>
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Thanks to this small pill, it seems that for the first time, women have taken the lead in fertility and can decide whether to have children or not. p>
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No wonder, Time Magazine named it one of the most important scientific advances of the 20th century. p>
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Today, more than 100 million women around the world get up in the morning and take the pill first. Even in the face of many uncertain side effects, in order to avoid unplanned pregnancy, they are willing to “adventure”: p>
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Surveys from the University of Turku in Finland and the University of São Paulo in Brazil show that bone mass deficiency and osteoporosis may also be related to oral contraceptives. p>
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A study of 10,562 women with venous thromboembolism at the University of Parker found that oral contraceptives can increase the risk of venous thrombosis. p>
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Researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have published a case report stating that two women with a previous history of mental illness developed depression after taking oral contraceptives. p>
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Researchers at the University of Oxford tracked 517 female patients with anal cancer and found that oral contraceptives were also among the risk factors for anal cancer. p>
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It can be seen that the courage of women in coping with side effects has to be much bolder than men because of having to bear the birth itself. p>
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Ironically, while women bear a lot of the side effects of contraceptives, the last landmark study on contraception in men seems to be stuck on condoms. p>
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MIT has given two very realistic reasons for the long-term delay of male contraceptives: p>
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First, it is much more difficult for male contraceptives to handle hundreds of millions of sperm than female contraceptives only need to deal with one egg per month; p>
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Second, under the traditional concept that “men are not willing to take contraceptives,” few pharmaceutical companies are willing to invest in the development of male contraceptives. . p>
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So, this Indian news not only made us curious, but also gave us more hope in terms of men’s “participation in contraception”. p>
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In 2005, German researchers conducted a questionnaire survey of more than 9,000 men in 9 countries on 4 continents. The results showed that nearly half of men expressed their willingness to use male contraceptives as long as they did not have an irreversible impact on their fertility. p>
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Anglia Ruskin University also surveyed 54 men in a small town in England. 26 of them expressed their willingness to use contraceptive methods to prevent sperm production. p>
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Investigator Walker said, “” These men who participated in the investigation did not seem to care about temporarily losing their fertility, as long as they were able to return to normal levels. “ strong> p>
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Interestingly, the survey also included 134 women, more than half of whom expressed concerns about whether men could take birth control pills on time. p>
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Although this male contraceptive injection developed in India has not been officially launched on the market, domestic female netizens have expressed extreme concern: “Slag men do n’t even want to wear condoms, do you still expect them to get an injection? “ Strong> p>
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