Scientists are working on a remote control birth control --

[The Captain]

healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/birth-control/scientists-are-working-on-a-remote-control-birth-control-yes-seriously


It works like this: A 20 x 20 x 7 millimeter chip is implanted under the skin with 16 years' worth of the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel (the same hormone found in IUDs and Plan B) imbedded within the device. The hormone would filter out 30 micrograms each day. With one click of a button, the chip turns off, allowing a woman to conceive. Another click of a button, and the chip will turn back on and prevent pregnancy. Currently, the longest-acting birth control method is the IUD, some of which can last up to five years.

WOW.

I wonder how this may be a game changer.  Would love to know how effective it is!

[ArchietheDragon]

Jul 18, 2014 13:02:22 GMT -5 The Captain said:

healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/birth-control/scientists-are-working-on-a-remote-control-birth-control-yes-seriously


It works like this: A 20 x 20 x 7 millimeter chip is implanted under the skin with 16 years' worth of the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel (the same hormone found in IUDs and Plan B) imbedded within the device. The hormone would filter out 30 micrograms each day. With one click of a button, the chip turns off, allowing a woman to conceive. Another click of a button, and the chip will turn back on and prevent pregnancy. Currently, the longest-acting birth control method is the IUD, some of which can last up to five years.

WOW.

I wonder how this may be a game changer.  Would love to know how effective it is!

Husband:  What do you mean you don't know where the remote control is
Wife:   Maybe the dog buried it in the yard.
Husband: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO        

[Tennesseer]

A less invasive means of birth control would be a robot that looks and sounds just like your mother which then walks into your bedroom unannounced when you begin to get hot and heavy.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Archie beat me to it - I was just going to ask how effective that would be if the remote got misplaced - or damaged - dead battery, etc.

I don't see how this would be any more effective or foolproof than oral contraceptives are now. Nothing's really 100% guaranteed - except complete abstinence.

[Green Eyed Lady]

Jul 18, 2014 13:02:22 GMT -5 The Captain said:

healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/birth-control/scientists-are-working-on-a-remote-control-birth-control-yes-seriously


It works like this: A 20 x 20 x 7 millimeter chip is implanted under the skin with 16 years' worth of the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel (the same hormone found in IUDs and Plan B) imbedded within the device. The hormone would filter out 30 micrograms each day. With one click of a button, the chip turns off, allowing a woman to conceive. Another click of a button, and the chip will turn back on and prevent pregnancy. Currently, the longest-acting birth control method is the IUD, some of which can last up to five years.

WOW.

I wonder how this may be a game changer.  Would love to know how effective it is!

One would hope a small child doesn't get ahold of your clicker and pretend it's a remote.  Fertile...not fertile...fertile...not fertile..

[NancysSummerSip]

Jul 18, 2014 13:04:41 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

Jul 18, 2014 13:02:22 GMT -5 The Captain said:

healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/birth-control/scientists-are-working-on-a-remote-control-birth-control-yes-seriously


It works like this: A 20 x 20 x 7 millimeter chip is implanted under the skin with 16 years' worth of the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel (the same hormone found in IUDs and Plan B) imbedded within the device. The hormone would filter out 30 micrograms each day. With one click of a button, the chip turns off, allowing a woman to conceive. Another click of a button, and the chip will turn back on and prevent pregnancy. Currently, the longest-acting birth control method is the IUD, some of which can last up to five years.

WOW.

I wonder how this may be a game changer.  Would love to know how effective it is!

Husband:  What do you mean you don't know where the remote control is
Wife:   Maybe the dog buried it in the yard.
Husband: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO        

Oh puhleeze. More likely scenario is the husband getting the no-baby remote mixed up with his TV/gamer remotes. Can you imagine him hitting the wrong buttons, wondering why he's not able to watch the Yankees instead of Honey Boo-Boo or making any kills on Halo, but his wife's hormone level is so whacked out she's swinging from the light fixtures to the treehouse in the yard and back.

[ArchietheDragon]

They could probably implant the remote as well, so you don't lose it. Blink once to turn it on. Blink twice to turn it off.

[Wisconsin Beth]

Jul 18, 2014 13:17:21 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

They could probably implant the remote as well, so you don't lose it. Blink once to turn it on. Blink twice to turn it off.

"Don't blink.  Blink and you die. "

[The Captain]

Jul 18, 2014 13:13:37 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

Archie beat me to it - I was just going to ask how effective that would be if the remote got misplaced - or damaged - dead battery, etc.

I don't see how this would be any more effective or foolproof than oral contraceptives are now. Nothing's really 100% guaranteed - except complete abstinence.

Actually when used correctly, oral contraceptives are about 99% effective.

It's folks forgetting to take them or not having the right dosage get into the bloodstream that causes the failure rate.

www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-pills

The published failure rate (9%) is for for typical (including incorrect) use.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

That's basically what I was saying, Captain. The b/c chip implant is probably going to have the same percentage of effectiveness. You could also forget to activate/deactivate the chip, just as easily as you could forget to take the daily oral dosage.

Not sure I'd want a chip embedded under my skin - and then have to always make sure you know where the remote is - and if it's even working.

[Sum Dum Gai]

The implanted chip would work regardless of whether the remote did.  All the remote would do is turn the thing on and off.  Once on it would stay on and automatically release the hormone every 24 hours.  Same deal as your TV.  It still works just fine even if you strap a stick of lit dynamite to the remote and drop it down a well.

The real question is how is the implanted device itself powered, and what's the failure rate after say 5 years of continuous use?

[steff]

I don't know about the whole remote thing, but I had the Norplant in & it was the best 5 years of not even having to think or worry about bc. 

[The Captain]

Jul 19, 2014 1:55:15 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

The implanted chip would work regardless of whether the remote did.  All the remote would do is turn the thing on and off.  Once on it would stay on and automatically release the hormone every 24 hours.  Same deal as your TV.  It still works just fine even if you strap a stick of lit dynamite to the remote and drop it down a well.

The real question is how is the implanted device itself powered, and what's the failure rate after say 5 years of continuous use?

I wouldn't see it being much different then a pacemaker.  I think my grandma's lasted about 10 years and that's pulling a lot more juice.