you are a reasonable but not a successful person!

--- In malecontraceptives@yahoogroups.com, "ponceatl1"
<ponceatl1@y...> wrote:
> I'm often encouraged by the awareness of the problem of not
> having a
> male pill found in the messages on sites like this. Correctly
> identifying a problem is surely the first step to solving it.
However
> I think Men also need to understand that the male birth control
pill
> (I call the (sperm protection pill) ?because men don't bear
> children. And the male pill will not stop a woman from becoming
> pregnant elsewhere.) will not be approved by the FDA without a
> struggle. A major struggle that will require widespread citizens
> advocacy on the part of those who really want to see it become a
> reality. Otherwise they will only continue their stall and delay
> campaign as they have for the last 20 years. The science is not the
> problem here. That riddle has already been solved. There are some
> sinister forces at work here. Economic, political-special-interest
> and social.
>
> However I think we can find a solution to our plight if we take a
> clue from history and the drug (ENVOID). Which was used OFF-LABEL
by
> over one half million women from the summer of 1957 until May 11,
> 1960 when the FDA caved in and approved it as the first female
birth
> control pill. However women were not given this drug easily. They
had
> to demand it because of the enormous opposition from the Church,
the
> State, Medical Community and even the Family. Yes, there were
risks.
> Yes, there were side effects. But the women at that time seemed to
> clearly understand the ends justified the means. And as a result of
> the actions of these courageous early feminist (like them or not,
and
> I don't. But I respect what they did) they dramatically improved
> their quality of life and changed history forever.
>
> If men want the same results it is only logical that they must take
> the same actions. The means (for now) is Nifedipine or testicular
> heating and yes, there are risks and side effects. However, to a
much
> lesser degree than the adverse reactions women suffered from the
> first pill. Having used both Nifedipine and testicular heating as
> (undetectable) male contraceptives I suffered no side effects at
all
> personally. However I should disclose that I also researched, read
> and studied all the material I could find on these subjects for
over
> a year. I also networked with other men that had (personal
> experience) with these contraceptives by e-mail from all over the
> world for advice. And (personally) interviewed the top two leading
> authorities on Nifedipine as a male contraceptive and the
testicular
> heating method, Dr. Susan Benoff and Dr. Chris Jenks for a book I
> wrote in 2003-2004. As a result of my two year long quest for a
male
> pill my personal results have been excellent. So much so that I
> founded the non-profit organization www.menforapill.org to share my
> experiences with the world and help accelerate the process of
getting
> an official FDA approved male pill to market as soon as possible.
All
> the documentation found on the site is verifiable and free because
I
> believe it's too valuable to sell.
>
> In the final analogy the FDA will have no compelling reason to
> approve a male birth control pill / sperm protection pill unless
men
> publicly embarrass them into doing so. Just as women had to do
back
> in the late 1950's. Which (I believe) is the next step after
> correctly identifying the problem.