Study finds that pull out method is almost as safe as condoms

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alkemyst

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Originally posted by: Chryso
I want to know what kind of idiot can't figure out how to use a condom.

has more to do with people really having sex/dating don't always come prepared.

 

nakedfrog

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Apr 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: torpid
Why not use both then?

Because that would suck.

No kidding. Condoms are bad enough, using a condom AND pulling out would be like taking two bites of a fantastic steak, then throwing the rest away.
 

ggnl

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: torpid
Why not use both then?

Because that would suck.

No kidding. Condoms are bad enough, using a condom AND pulling out would be like taking two bites of a fantastic steak, then throwing the rest away.

more like eating a steak wrapped in plastic.
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: spidey07
Combined with rhythm method it's extremely safe.

Rhythm method... care to explain? :eek:

EDIT:

Originally posted by: moshquerade
shens

How about I prove to you that it's no joke ;).

Don't boink when she's ovulating. Including a few days before and after.
 

silverpig

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Originally posted by: ggnl
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: torpid
Why not use both then?

Because that would suck.

No kidding. Condoms are bad enough, using a condom AND pulling out would be like taking two bites of a fantastic steak, then throwing the rest away.

more like eating a steak wrapped in plastic.

Then vomiting it up all over your wife's tits.
 

rh71

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you ever try to have a baby on purpose? It's not that easy to time it either. ;)
 

kedlav

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Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...alth/main5045514.shtml

Ask most sexually active people today about the pullout method as an effective form of contraception and you're likely to induce eye-rolling and snickers.

But withdrawal before ejaculation during intercourse is more than just "better than nothing," a new study claims, noting that it is nearly as effective at preventing pregnancy as condoms.

The study, titled "Better than nothing or savvy risk reduction practice? The importance of withdrawal," appears in the June edition of the journal Contraception.

The authors find:

"If the male partner withdraws before ejaculation every time a couple has vaginal intercourse, about 4% of couples will become pregnant over the course of a year. However, more realistic estimates of typical use indicate that about 18% of couples will become pregnant in a year using withdrawal. These rates are only slightly less effective than male condoms, which have perfect- and typical-use failure rates of 2% and 17%, respectively."

PDF of the journal article

Guess I shouldn't freak out as much when I do pull out with my gf when condoms aren't handy now...

What the fuck kind of condoms are they using to get 17% failure rate. Or even 2%?