tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353840178140844559.post7530145250920930164..comments2023-07-22T05:33:48.635-07:00Comments on Chakabox: No Babies: Women Go Under The KnifeChakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971218454325707110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353840178140844559.post-53857369366412009582009-12-09T03:32:59.157-08:002009-12-09T03:32:59.157-08:00A close friend went under the knife when her Manfr...A close friend went under the knife when her Manfriend wouldn't. She was running in 2 days. Running, as in jogging. Seriously.<br /><br />I tried to get a vasectomy, when I was 20. No dice, three docs. Then again when I was 24. Nope. Finally remembered when I was 30. Success. A decision I am proud of and I have heartily recommended this choice to many men.<br /><br />Some day when the politics are navigated, there may be a hormone birth control pill for men. I participated in 3 sequential trials with the World Health Organization, administered locally (Seattle) at the (defunct) Pacific Medical Center (Amazon building, now). If a man takes Testosterone daily in small amount, sufficient to keep the blood level of Testosterone above a minimal threshold, then sperm are not created. It's really that simple. More direct intervention in conception than the hormone BCP for women. Likely to have significantly less adverse side effect than the hormone BCP for women. But the politics of a MALE contraceptive were enormous. As well, by 1990 W.H.O. hadn't found a formula that brought 100% of men to zero sperm production.<br /><br />DYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353840178140844559.post-5521234245099687322009-11-24T08:28:36.203-08:002009-11-24T08:28:36.203-08:00800 deaths a year from tube tieing, mainly due to ...800 deaths a year from tube tieing, mainly due to the general anaesthesia....no thank you. I picked Essure. Have you heard of that? I had it done 1 week ago - there was some pain, but hey, we made it through delivering a baby, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com