What Do Young Men Know About Birth Control?

[red-ajah.livejournal.com]

I hope this is ok - I found an interesting article on RH (Reproductive Health) Reality Check which has a video asking men in the DC area what they know about female birth control. The article seeks to highlight some of the flaws in the reproductive health that is taught (and I wholeheartedly agree). The article is here and the video from the article below.

My fav part: With some sexuality education programs still separating classes by gender, limiting conversations about birth control and contraception (and the difference between the two), and with education focusing just on male condom use among men, are we really surprised that pregnancy prevention efforts are not working as well as they could? I’d be interested in knowing if the men interviewed could discuss how to properly use a male condom, demonstrate how to do that, and/or discuss the difference between the male condom and the female condom and how they are used.

Comments

[isee23s.livejournal.com]

These men seem to know a lot more than even the girls I grew up with (at least until we got to college). We felt like the pill/patch/etc. worked somehow, but we weren't sure how. I see a lot of posts on VP from people who don't know, either. Regardless of gender, an alarming number of people don't know this stuff, including many of the people who use these birth control methods and rely on them on a regular basis.

[noodz.livejournal.com]

Yeah I was going to comment along the same lines, that based on posts here and on talking to female friends I think girls/women are just as uninformed about birth control as these men are.

[cheeseydreams.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with this.

[red-ajah.livejournal.com]

To be fair, the article does mention the lack of information for not only men but for women and young girls who most responsibility is placed on and she mentions it's probably worse or the same for LGBT individuals...

[sunkistfriend.livejournal.com]

Agreed!!

[isee23s.livejournal.com]

You're right, I just watched the video and didn't even notice there was an article until now. The impression I got from the video was that it was making men look ill-informed, so that's what I reacted to. Now that you pointed it out, I'm gonna go read it!