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Male pill won’t affect fertility
Clara Pirani, Medical reporter
April 29, 2006
A CONTRACEPTIVE pill that stops men producing sperm may soon be available, after research proved the treatment does not affect men’s fertility in the long term.
A review of studies involving 1500 men aged 18 to 51 found the men’s sperm levels returned to normal three to four months after they stopped taking the contraceptive.
“The male contraceptive is much more reliable than condoms and I believe in time it will be shown to be as effective as the female oral contraceptive,” said lead researcher Peter Liu, from the Anzac Research Institute at the University of Sydney.
Dr Liu and a team from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute examined 30 studies that involved men taking a contraceptive pill, injection or patch.
The male contraceptives use the hormone androgen, or a mixture of androgen and progestogen combinations of hormones to switch off sperm production, the same way as the female contraceptive pill suppresses ovulation.
The results, published in the medical journal The Lancet, showed the contraceptive was reversible and safe, causing no serious side effects.
“Family planning is a shared responsibility and these findings pave the way for new contraceptive drugs that allow men to share that responsibility,” Dr Liu said.
Two large trials are under way in China and Europe to confirm the preliminary findings.
“We still need to work out what the best form of formulation is, whether it’s a pill, patch or injection,” Dr Liu said. “But it will be a better alternative than the current methods of male contraception that include condoms, withdrawal or vasectomy which are either not very reliable or easily reversible.”

So yesterday was a long day. My girl was released from the hospital and is now parked rather uncomfortably on my chase. My house isn’t exactly suited for surgery recovery, with toddlers and dogs abound,  but at least we love her, and I can make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid like go to dinner and a movie four days after surgery. EXACTLY. You know people who stress about being a burden and keep going over and over how they don’t want to be a burden, she’s one of those people. Ever notice how that’s more burdensome, and annoying than if they would just let you help them? Yeah.

My whole house is filled with tired stressed people. My husband is stressed and I don’t know how to help him, lately I frustrate him, while he has been nothing but wonderful to and for me. Its times like this when I just want to do something really nice to/for him. If I could afford a massage for him, I’d call our personal masseuse, and have her work him over for an hour. But alas. I know there are a few things I need to woman-up about so I think I’m gonna handle that and see if that don’t help the situation.  

Cammy wants to spend a bunch of time with me and I want to spend it with her too. Tomorrow I think we are gonna work as cheaply as we can in the yard. She loves the outside, and maybe we can get some park time in too. I need to renew my garden membership, I used to go there and just walk. I miss that. In the mean time, I am blessed and have a good life. Something positive – Jerry makes me laugh even when I’m mad and while that makes me mad at the split second it happens I am secretly happy about it.

The week is almost over, I used WAY Too much vacation time this month–it is possible I should have worked on my birthday (ARGH!!!) and good Friday (sorry Lord), but I didn’t so that is all on me, I’ll lament the loss of those days in December I’m sure. I really, really wish I could take Cammy to get pictures done, but money is funny but wait a second… I’m a photographer, so I think I’ll take her out to do some photos, I think I’ll also invest in some lights and backdrops in the next few months so I can do it myself, and maybe make some extra money shooting peoples children and pets. Now THERE is an idea! I need to study up on wedding shots I have a wedding next weekend, and A baby shower. We’ll see how it goes. And I need to update my photography website, I’ve decided to junk the poetry site and focus on photography, It was just too hard to try and get that poetry idea off the ground alone. And St Louis’ poetry scene isn’t about the whole scene just YOUR scene, so I knew I wouldn’t find too much help there. Besides I love capturing peoples memories for them. Love being involved in such an intimate way. To be trusted to be the eyes, that is just a wondrous thing. Anyway I am getting back to work… Really I am.

5 minutes with Raquita (Queue is my alter-ego)
Mom- Wife and poet, not in any particular order today..

If money didn’t matter what would you do with your life? Be a stay at home mom and teach once my children were in school. I’d have alotof kids, though and adopt and foster kids as well.

What’s the biggest misconception about you? That I always have to be right, its not my fault that I am well amlost always right.

Beauty or brains? Brains is beautiful to me.

What is your weapon of choice? Samari sword, with proper training, a 9mm without proper training A proper slice/bullet will cut all that conversation stuff out quick.

Who was your first celebrity crush? My first one I remember was ralph from new edition,

What’s your family’s nickname for you? Ricki, apparently, like all my nicknames, I gave it to myself.

What is your most embarrassing guilty pleasure? I like ice cream a lot, like Icould eat it for every meal, Basic vanilla from breyers is the only store brand that does it for me, and rainbow sherbert preferably from Baskins Robins

What’s the last book you’ve read? Smart couples finish rich (– I do sugguest you pick it up).

Name one thing that scares you? Failing my child.
What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made? Sometimes I speak before thinking everything through, traits passed from my mother, I haven’t been ableto check that completely

Who would you cast to play you in a movie about you? Queen Latifah

If you ran for President of the United States, who would be your running mate? Oprah – the most powerful woman in america, she’d be perfect and shes gotthe bank roll.

Who is your favorite TV mom? Claire Huxtable, the Cosby show .

What’s the fastest way to pick a fight with you? Be negative contiunosuly. It drives me crazy.

If you could tell one person to shut up, who would it be? Bush

Who would you die for? A lot of people, probably more than I would care to admit, because I know that list is way shorter if asked who would die for me.

Name one celebrity whom you would never procreate under any circumstances? Most rappers.

It would be an honor if some said my writing/poetry reminded them of_____________. Giovanni, Sanchez,

Name one sex act you would never perform if you were the opposite sex? Dirty Sanchez

Would you ever pose for Playgirl/Playboy? With the right body – sure

When was the last time you cried? At my uncle’s funeral

What’s the greatest personal tragedy you’ve ever experienced? The death of St.Louis’ poetry scene.

Complete this sentence: By this time next year______________. I may be pregnant, working on remodeling the house and training another dog.

Top 10 hip hop albums (in no particular order)

Jay –Z the black album
Mos Def
Dr Dre – the cronic – I wasn’t a hip hop head and I had this album
Common – Be
Snoop – doggystyle best snoop album yet, so hot he keeps trying to copy it and keeps missing, you just get glimpses
DMX –its dark and hell is hot-he’s crazy but the CD was off the banger…
Outkast – southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik
Tupac – Me against the world tied with all eyes on me – I had them both – and both got yanked go figure.
*** will contiune once I have more time to think on it

top 5 artists

Jay Z is number one – there I said it and I meant it
2.Tupac
3.Biggie
4.Talib Quali
5. *** will start arguments so I’ma leave it blank – nah I’m pu tmy fifth up there – Eminem there I said it and I meant that s@#$!@!!  

Top 5 groups

1.blackstar
2. tribe
3. the roots
4. Run DMC
5.tie – Fugees (aka Lauryn Hill)  and heavy D and the boys – for nostalgia sakes man – its like would I list SWV in the top R&B groups – yes I had all of their albums too…

just for mentionings sake
Loved -  Method Man, salt and pepa, I was a HUGE Queen Latifah fan, LL Cool j probably would hav emade top ten for me, even with his shirt on,  Common would have been number six for me, Will smith,Ice Cube  and Lil Kim would have made my top ten easy.

Taggin my hubby and Spoken.

Its my birthday and this is my Savage chicken… I kinda like it.. Will post more tomorrow.