This is disturbing and saddening, but not surprising to me. Much like smartphones and social media, "the Pill" seems like an experiment, "successful" by certain measurements, but with little concern given to the participants -- who are largely unaware that they are being experimented on.
As a man, my concerns in this area are obviously a bit different than those of a woman; but my concern for the women in my life, and the wife I hope to have, is being heightened all the time as I learn more about this subject. It also seems a shame to me that one result of not informing women properly of the science behind these treatments is that most men, the other half of this human species, are unlikely ever to even hear about it, or be able to step up and fight with their partners for better holistic health. All told, we seem as an entire population to be worse off for the Pill's influence, on our bodies, and our culture.
Thank you for sharing of your story, and for caring not just about your life and body, but others' also.
Many have noted the steady decline in male fertility/testosterone over the last 50+ years. This correlates -to my understanding- with the widespread use of the Pill. Do you know of any scientific attempt to examine this correlation?
Hello Father Wah, I know that the birth control pill certainly lowers testosterone in females (see this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK164632/ ), so if males took it, it would have a similar effect.
Following that, in this study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139484/ )that analyzed endocrine disruptors in water supplies, they found that endocrine disruptors (like synthetic estrogens found in birth control) "have been shown to disrupt ovarian function, spermatogenesis, and fertility outcomes." So yes, this is very possible.
Yes. But we live within a miasma of environmentally persistent artificial female hormones excreted by women on The Pill, which offers a direct, plausibly causative link; not merely a correlation. And -not incidentally- Big Pharma makes Billion$ off the stuff. I just think it needs a closer look . . .
This is disturbing and saddening, but not surprising to me. Much like smartphones and social media, "the Pill" seems like an experiment, "successful" by certain measurements, but with little concern given to the participants -- who are largely unaware that they are being experimented on.
As a man, my concerns in this area are obviously a bit different than those of a woman; but my concern for the women in my life, and the wife I hope to have, is being heightened all the time as I learn more about this subject. It also seems a shame to me that one result of not informing women properly of the science behind these treatments is that most men, the other half of this human species, are unlikely ever to even hear about it, or be able to step up and fight with their partners for better holistic health. All told, we seem as an entire population to be worse off for the Pill's influence, on our bodies, and our culture.
Thank you for sharing of your story, and for caring not just about your life and body, but others' also.
Many have noted the steady decline in male fertility/testosterone over the last 50+ years. This correlates -to my understanding- with the widespread use of the Pill. Do you know of any scientific attempt to examine this correlation?
Hello Father Wah, I know that the birth control pill certainly lowers testosterone in females (see this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK164632/ ), so if males took it, it would have a similar effect.
Following that, in this study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139484/ )that analyzed endocrine disruptors in water supplies, they found that endocrine disruptors (like synthetic estrogens found in birth control) "have been shown to disrupt ovarian function, spermatogenesis, and fertility outcomes." So yes, this is very possible.
However, testosterone levels are decreasing for many other reasons as well. Correlations have been found that indicate rising levels of obesity, diabetes, steroid use, and illicit drug use have dampered testosterone in men. See this study for more details on that: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32063884/#:~:text=While%20an%20underlying%20congenital%20cause,associated%20with%20low%20testosterone%20levels.
Hope that helps!
Yes. But we live within a miasma of environmentally persistent artificial female hormones excreted by women on The Pill, which offers a direct, plausibly causative link; not merely a correlation. And -not incidentally- Big Pharma makes Billion$ off the stuff. I just think it needs a closer look . . .