I also explained that the reasons for my skepticism were more political/emotional than based on facts.
Believe me, I hear you there -- I also try to avoid hormonal contraceptives whenever I can (with my current partner, it's necessary for the time being, but hopefully not for long).
And I also think it's ridiculous the way it's often impressed on people as a "necessary" choice -- HBC really is a great choice for many women, but for many of us it simply isn't, and in the past I've certainly resented having to offer justifications for why I dislike it. I mean, I do have those justifications, but a simple "I don't like it" should be sufficient.
One thing I've experienced with any of my partners is that as soon as the topic of a male contraceptive pill comes up, they have without exception stated that they'd line up for a prescription the day it came out.
They know HBC is not great for my body, they know it makes me uncomfortable, and they feel helpless and frustrated that there's not much they can currently do that offers the same reliability and spontanaeity of HBC.
My preferred method is withdrawal, but my current partner is not experienced with it yet, so we're working on that.
So the plus side is -- as soon as such a pill exists, I won't have to worry about it being my responsibility anymore. :) And i think that will be the case for many women.
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Re: Thank you!
Date: 2007-10-15 06:45 pm (UTC)Believe me, I hear you there -- I also try to avoid hormonal contraceptives whenever I can (with my current partner, it's necessary for the time being, but hopefully not for long).
And I also think it's ridiculous the way it's often impressed on people as a "necessary" choice -- HBC really is a great choice for many women, but for many of us it simply isn't, and in the past I've certainly resented having to offer justifications for why I dislike it. I mean, I do have those justifications, but a simple "I don't like it" should be sufficient.
One thing I've experienced with any of my partners is that as soon as the topic of a male contraceptive pill comes up, they have without exception stated that they'd line up for a prescription the day it came out.
They know HBC is not great for my body, they know it makes me uncomfortable, and they feel helpless and frustrated that there's not much they can currently do that offers the same reliability and spontanaeity of HBC.
My preferred method is withdrawal, but my current partner is not experienced with it yet, so we're working on that.
So the plus side is -- as soon as such a pill exists, I won't have to worry about it being my responsibility anymore. :) And i think that will be the case for many women.