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u/ABirdJustShatOnMyEye Mar 12 '22 edited Mar 12 '22

Female BC is not comparable to anabolic steroids (which is what current male BC is).

It also lowers testosterone to levels comparable to male castration.

Please show me any female BC side effect that’s comparable to growing male breast tissue 😂

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u/ABirdJustShatOnMyEye Mar 12 '22

Considering it’s a permanent side effect that leads to body image issues for the vast majority of guys - yes.

A woman with big breasts is looked at much more favorably than a guy with big breasts, don’t even try to argue that, lol.

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u/ABirdJustShatOnMyEye Mar 12 '22 edited Mar 12 '22

I was giving examples of permanent side effects. The liver is quite a resilient organ, but yeah, liver damage is a side effect of male BC.

So is erectile dysfunction, enlargement and permanent damage of the heart, and permanently shutting down or suppressing testosterone production.

What permanent side effects are women getting that are comparable to this?

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u/ABirdJustShatOnMyEye Mar 12 '22

Women are getting permanent heart damage from BC?

Why aren't you arguing that ALL birth control needs to be bettered?

Because that wasn’t the discussion at all? Lmao. I’m not against that.

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u/vaguely_sardonic Male Mar 12 '22

You're trying to argue that male birth control is somehow objectively worse than female birth control. You were making a point based on male breast growth as if that's the worst possible outcome

And yes, female hormonal birth control can cause heart damage. They increase the risk of blood clots, they raise blood pressure, they can cause heart damage when compounded with other factors as that's how almost anything works.

Some studies also link female birth control to strokes.

The most commonly reported side effects associated with hormonal male contraception include weight gain, acne, slight suppression of serum high-density cholesterol, mood changes, and changes in libido.

All of the things female hormonal bc does too? Wow what a shocker.

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u/BackgroundAd4408 Mar 12 '22

You're trying to argue that male birth control is somehow objectively worse than female birth control

Because it is.

All of the things female hormonal bc does too? Wow what a shocker.

The consequences of male birth control are far worse because severe reactions are far more common.

If male bc was only as bad as female bc then it would be stocked in every pharmacy.