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A Vaccine for Birth Control?
The Atlantic ^ | May 2, 2023 | By Katherine J. Wu

Posted on 05/17/2023 12:08:57 AM PDT by thecodont

For half a century, Gursaran Pran Talwar has been developing what he hopes will be the next big thing in birth control. A nonagenarian who was once the director of India’s National Institute of Immunology, Talwar envisions bringing to market a new form of contraception that could block pregnancy without the usual trade-offs—an intervention that’s long-acting but reversible; cheap, discreet, and easy to administer; less invasive than an intrauterine device and more convenient than a daily pill. It would skip messy, sometimes dangerous side effects, such as weight gain, mood swings, and rare but risky blood clots and strokes. It would embody the sort of “set it and forget it” model that’s become a gold standard for health—and, in his words, be “accepted by the world over.”

Talwar’s invention is now in early-stage clinical trials. If all goes well, it could become humanity’s first contraceptive vaccine—one that would prevent pregnancies in a way distinct from any birth control ever cleared for human use. Whether they’re packaged as pills, patches, implants, or shots, most common medical contraceptives work by flooding the body with hormones to put a pause on ovulation. Talwar’s vaccine would do something different: It leaves the menstrual cycle unaltered, instead leveraging the powers of the immune system to keep unwanted pregnancies at bay.

(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birthcontrol; vaccines; vaxhealthdamage

1 posted on 05/17/2023 12:08:57 AM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

With this new method, the traditional methods, abortions and euthanasia... A society with only the elites, and then super elites to run the show is possible... A Socialist dream come true.


2 posted on 05/17/2023 12:13:09 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: thecodont

What can go wrong?


3 posted on 05/17/2023 12:15:21 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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To: thecodont

The question is, can you turn off the immune system when a pregnancy is wanted?

With sex without pregnancy, there would still be sexually transmitted diseases. Men would need more vaccines for them. Soon you will need a vaccine to chew gum.


4 posted on 05/17/2023 12:34:09 AM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: thecodont

Oh swell. A more effective way for people to have indiscriminate sex


5 posted on 05/17/2023 12:37:17 AM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: thecodont

“…sometimes dangerous side effects, such as weight gain, mood swings, and rare but risky blood clots and strokes”

Sometimes strokes are not dangerous?

They always leave out the breast cancer; that the pill is a carcinogen the same class as cigarettes.

They don’t mention the effect the hormone manipulation has on society.


6 posted on 05/17/2023 12:46:03 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Nifster

When a better approach would be to stop promoting hedonistic promiscuity!


7 posted on 05/17/2023 12:47:58 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: stanne

“ Sometimes strokes are not dangerous?”

Depends on the person. If he a Democrat Senator from PA, for example, you can have your brain leak out of your ear , leaving you a veggie, and it doesn’t hurt a thing.


8 posted on 05/17/2023 1:14:08 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Dogbert41

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨?

After the past couple of years I’m in no rush to try new products from big pharma.


9 posted on 05/17/2023 2:26:53 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Dogbert41
If it works as good as the covid vaccine there will be a lot of problems. The pharmaceutical companies could say how great it is because the mother didn't die, she only lost the ability to ever have children again. They would praise the vaccine if only half a baby developed in the pregnant woman. Technically it worked because she didn't give birth to a live baby. If I was female you wouldn't catch me lining up for that jab.
10 posted on 05/17/2023 3:16:44 AM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: thecodont

Apparently, babies are a virus. But don’t worry — we have a vaccine.


11 posted on 05/17/2023 3:40:10 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
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To: Nifster

how does this bother you?


12 posted on 05/17/2023 3:54:50 AM PDT by ronniesgal (friends don't let friends be Kardashians)
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To: thecodont

Crimes against innocent individuals.


13 posted on 05/17/2023 4:59:41 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: thecodont

The ‘rona vax is a birth control vaccine.


14 posted on 05/17/2023 5:29:55 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: thecodont

Just in time to supercharge the population implosion.


15 posted on 05/17/2023 9:21:09 AM PDT by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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To: thecodont

Wasn’t there a Stargate episode like this?


16 posted on 05/18/2023 3:30:14 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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