Once again I'm flabbergasted that in this age of sexual awareness, such myths are still being perpetuated. Well, at least now I can stop wondering how people still continue to get STDs & have unwanted pregnancies.

While masturbating (male) prior to sex may result in a smaller 'load' & somewhat lower sperm count (temporarily!), it won't help prevent pregnancy. Remember the film from sex ed? One egg, one sperm. It only takes *one* swimmer to penetrate the egg, & voila! You're a daddy.

And now for the other bit of misinformation... the male birth control pill is actually not available yet. It is still in clinical trials in Europe (Netherlands, to be specific). Reports about when it will be released onto the market vary from later this year, to 5 or 10 years down the road. Another male birth control device, similar to Norplant (the sticks under the skin in the arm), has been tested in both Europe & the U.S.

I'm reminded of a Harvey Danger lyric here & my tongue is about to bleed.