The Birth Control You Can Smoke?

Wired magazine is presenting “Artifacts From the Future” – a prediction of whats to come in the next 10, 20 or 200 years. So what’s their thoughts on futuristic contraception? Birth control inhalation systems.

The idea is that in the midst of postcoital bliss instead of grabbing a regular cigarette, you’ll smoke some birth control. It is called Afterglow for a reason. Don’t worry, though, Wired explains the possible science behind it better than I do.

Meloxicam, currently marketed as an arthritis drug, is also being tested as a postcoital contraceptive. It works by inhibiting ovulation (technically, it inhibits cyclooxygenase-2, which in turn inhibits ovulation). In short: no egg, no baby. It’s 100% effective in rabbits, which is saying something. If results can be replicated in people, it would be more effective than the Plan B pill (and without the menstruation).

Finally, away to puff pregnancy away. We just hope it comes sans lung cancer.

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