HONEY, YOU FORGOT TO TAKE YOUR PILL...

I found this polling report done by CBS which asks a different kind of question than I've seen throughout my research for this class.  It asks:

 The most interesting responses to me are the ones I've boxed.  From this poll, 66% of men reported that they would be willing to take birth control pills, while the poll reports that 54% of women respondents would not believe it.  Contraceptives have always been considered to be a "woman's issue" or a "woman's job" to take care of.  I'm sure most women can agree that it is easier and more comfortable to chose your own method of contraceptive.  But, it just seems that women are responsible for protecting themselves.  If a women ends up pregnant (not by plan), among the first questions asked is:  Why didn't you use protection?


A lot of literature suggests that when it comes to having unprotected sex, men are sometimes in the position of whether or not to trust the girl when she says she is on birth control.  Men can take a form of birth control and thereby share the responsibility of protection.  I fear that if men decide to take birth control then condoms would be old news.  


According to this article (at a silly domain name of "WhatWomenWantFromMen.Com"), M.D. Emily Senay writes in her book that men are, "...more likely to refuse to see a doctor when they get sick.  they are less prone to take preventive steps to stay in good shape."  I've seen this emphasized in another one of my classes this semester.  Men are conditioned to not be sissies.  The article says, "it's that same conditioning all boys get growing up: don't cry, it's not masculine to show that you're in pain, just sweat it out."  So who takes care of them?  Women do!  It's because, "women are natural caretakers...they don't always want to do it but feel compelled to do it."  So, it seems that women will probably have to remind men to take their birth control pill.  Regularly taking birth control pills is not a piece of cake.  For you to reach the utmost certainty of protection, you must take your birth control pill everyday at the same time each day...that's not easy, especially for students with busy schedules and work and play!


I honestly want to know what you all think about male birth control.  Will they really take it?  Will this become more popular than women taking birth control?