bobby12 0 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I was surprised to find out recently that the 'abortion pill' is not available in Japan. If you find out you are pregnant you have to have a kind of operation that costs around 130,000yen. Apparently they consider the abortion pill (also known as Mifepristone, RU486, Mifegyne, Mifiprex) unsafe. At first I thought it was to protect the doctors profitable operations but on second thoughts I guess it is to discourage abortion and thus increase number of new babies here. Or may they just genuinely think it is unsafe, despite being used for years overseas? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 think about how long it took for birth control to become available here...eventhough it had been used for decades overseas - all it took was Viagra. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Is the pill actually available in Japan now then? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 The pill is indeed available Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Originally Posted By: 2pints,mate Is the pill actually available in Japan now then? women only had to wait, what, 3+ decades for it?? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 This reinforces my idea that they want to make it difficult for women to not have babies. Which I guess is quite understandable with the population problem here. Would prefer it if they provided better childcare services, paternal leave and so on instead though. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 but its been continuing since the 70s...its not like there was as big a problem with birthrate then as there is now... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Do you mean the morning after pill Bobby? Even now though, very few girls I know use the pill, my gfriend doesn't (much to my annoyance). They often say that they don't wanna take pills for the rest of their life!! C'mon!! I don't think people are that well educated about things like that over here. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 The pill buggers up your natural hormonal system and can cause all kinds of problems. Would you want to take a male pill every day of your life if there was one? Think about it. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Not the morning after pill...I mean the one you take after you miss your period and the pregnancy test shows positive. I dont know if the morning after pill is available here or not. Probably not, right? Do they even have condoms here? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 >I dont know if the morning after pill is available here or not. Probably not, right? Do they even have condoms here? None that fit me comfortably. I find J-condoms to be really crappy compared with other countries'. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 stop bragging! LOL I took the pill for 5 years, and it took a year for my fertility to come back - after that I didn't use it - not wanting to go through that again, and I only had to look at Papabear and there was another cub on the way!! I have major concerns over women now choosing to take the pill for 10, 15, 20 years - and then wanting to have late age babies...and whoops "I forgot to have kids". It is happening more and more, and as a result the average age of first time mothers is creeping down younger again as women are seeing the pattern. There has also been some suggestion that the pill our mothers took before having us (they were strong back then!) has effected this generation of mothers egg quality, and hence fertility. What the mother took now effects the daughters. Is it cumulative? Will the fertility of future generations be less and less and less. I don't know. But I would like to ask the questions before blindly taking stronger and stronger pills like RU486. I like that we have options, I am just not sure I like the options. Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Originally Posted By: bobby12 I was surprised to find out recently that the 'abortion pill' is not available in Japan. If you find out you are pregnant you have to have a kind of operation that costs around 130,000yen. Apparently they consider the abortion pill (also known as Mifepristone, RU486, Mifegyne, Mifiprex) unsafe. At first I thought it was to protect the doctors profitable operations but on second thoughts I guess it is to discourage abortion and thus increase number of new babies here. Or may they just genuinely think it is unsafe, despite being used for years overseas? It's not about doctors income. RU486 is also only applied in hospitals. It's not like an asperin. Home use would be most likely deadly for the women. The morning after pill is chemically the same as RU486, but the dosis is only 1/8 (I think). Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Well Mamabear, the girls back home in Dundee could do with a reduction in fertility, you just need to brush past them nowadays and they are pregnant its ridiculous!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Quote: Even now though, very few girls I know use the pill Are you asking lots of girls?! Quote: They often say that they don't wanna take pills for the rest of their life!! C'mon!! Totally understandable as well, as sunrise says. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Originally Posted By: Curt Quote: Even now though, very few girls I know use the pill Are you asking lots of girls?! yeah, why? but I mean J-girls, most gaij-girls I know bring a supply from home Quote: They often say that they don't wanna take pills for the rest of their life!! C'mon!! Totally understandable as well, as sunrise says. this is the first time I've evr heard of guys thinking this way. It wouldn't be for life, only for when they are having sex with me! Link to post Share on other sites
Amos in Utsunomia 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Perhaps you just know people like yourself TB? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 You go round asking these ladies (of the night) Tubby? About the condoms here. They REALLY ARE very poor, certainly compared to the ones back home. Not that I'm a huge fan, but.... Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads About the condoms here. They REALLY ARE very poor, certainly compared to the ones back home. Not that I'm a huge fan, but.... Can you get Western condoms here? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 CondoMania has a decent selection - gotta love glow in the dark ones Since this thread is about "pills" would any men out there take a pill?? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Originally Posted By: bobby12 I dont know if the morning after pill is available here or not. Probably not, right? Do they even have condoms here? They DEFINITELY have it in Japan, but it is a major hassle to take it. It has to be prescribed by a doctor, after having blood tests etc. Some hospitals don't even prescribe it because its against their policy... Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Since this thread is about "pills" would any men out there take a pill?? A long term girlfriend and I talked about it when she got worried about the length of time she'd been on the pill. We checked it out but at the time it wasn't an option - I forget why. Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy CondoMania has a decent selection - gotta love glow in the dark ones Cool! Emergency lighting! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy CondoMania has a decent selection - gotta love glow in the dark ones What? Just in case you couldn't find it? Heeeeellllloooo...I am over hereeeeee...just follow the light! Link to post Share on other sites
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