There I was, sitting on the toilet staring at a white test strip with tiny ‘LH’ letters on it. The luteinizing hormone test was negative again, for the seventh day in a row. Where the hell was my positive test, indicating ovulation was on the way? The next month, the same rodeo. I thought my period had come because I had a day of bleeding, but now I was not so sure. My ovulation test strips were still coming up negative and my basal body temperature was not rising. Was this stasis due to wedding stress? Honeymoon travel?
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?
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?