Biology Forum › Human Biology › Theory of Superthermic Contraception
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- June 19, 2007 at 3:40 pm #7850
MinutemanParticipant(I’m not highly versed in biology and have pieced together the following theory from rudimentary knowledge. Please comment on the validity of all aspects of the theory)
quote :Postulate: Temperature above a certain threshold destroys live sperm. Ipso facto it is possible to avoid pregnancy by superthermic eradication of sperm prior to intercourse.The testes are located on the outside of the human body as sperm require sub human temperatures to survive. It can therefore be reasoned that placing the testes in a warm environment (e.g. bath at ~300 K) would eradicate the male gametes.
Questions:
-How long would submersion need to be?
-How effective would this method be?As I say, I need knowledgeable biologists to verify this theory and perhaps take a stab at answering the questions posed.[/list]
- June 19, 2007 at 8:32 pm #73984Jedi of ZenParticipant
Is this theory geared towards creating a new, user-friendly method of contraception (ie, designed with the least amount of interruption of those special, private moments), or is this about destroying sperm just for the heck of it? 😮
- June 19, 2007 at 9:56 pm #73988david23Participant
You dont just destroy one or two sperm with this, u will probably destroy most of your sperms. This is an act of masochism to me
- June 20, 2007 at 6:04 am #74006MinutemanParticipantquote david23:You dont just destroy one or two sperm with this, u will probably destroy most of your sperms. This is an act of masochism to me
The point is to destroy all the sperm. They will, however, replenish in due time.
I’m still looking for theoretical verification and the practical applications of this are less interesting to me.
- June 20, 2007 at 8:51 pm #74061DarbyParticipant
Sperm aren’t all that susceptible to heat once they’ve been made – it’s sperm <b>production</b> that is mostly affected by excess warmth.
And in a male, a LOT of sperm are stored in the vas deferens, out of reach of this technique.
- July 7, 2007 at 7:02 pm #74430Heronumber0Participantquote Darby:Sperm aren’t all that susceptible to heat once they’ve been made – it’s sperm production that is mostly affected by excess warmth.
And in a male, a LOT of sperm are stored in the vas deferens, out of reach of this technique.
Agreed. But after this technique, would you be in the mood for lurve?
- July 7, 2007 at 7:53 pm #74433mithParticipant
Is 300k enough? Any hotter though and it would be a fetish more than a contraceptive…
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