Pill & withdrawal combined effectiveness
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Pill & withdrawal combined effectiveness
| Sun, 07-25-2004 - 10:25pm |
Okay here is a quick question...
My fiance and I use the pill and withdrawal as our birth control methods. The information in my pill pack says that the pill is 99% effective if used correctly, and that, surprisingly, withdrawal is from 81 - 85% effective. I know that pre-ejaculate can have sperm in it, but we rely on the pills to protect from that. Anyhow, my question is kind of a math question....exactly how effective are these two methods combined? I am not sure how to figure that out.
Thanks for your help!


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Though I have in the past, I wouldn't consider withdrawal as effective, just lucky. After all, look at the statistic for "no method"--isn't that somewhere in the 70's? That's just me though! I've been using only hormones (whether the pill or the ring) for seven and a half years, only using backup as absolutely necessary, and never had reason to worry.
Good luck--if you want to use some non-condom form of backup, have you tried a spermicide?
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