Is birth control a must?
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Is birth control a must?
| Wed, 08-11-2004 - 12:58pm |
Hi ladies its my first time using a message board.
I am 20 years old and I have been sexually active for a good couple of years now. I am
in a relationship with a guy that I know I am going to be with for awhile. We don't use any form of birth control at all. No condems....just the good ol' pulling out method. We have both been tested and we know that we don't have any sort of STD's. Is there still any way I could get pregant?
I am 20 years old and I have been sexually active for a good couple of years now. I am
in a relationship with a guy that I know I am going to be with for awhile. We don't use any form of birth control at all. No condems....just the good ol' pulling out method. We have both been tested and we know that we don't have any sort of STD's. Is there still any way I could get pregant?

Men pre-ejaculate before they reach full climax, and this pre-ejaculate contains sperm. Also, when pulling out, it is quite easy to not pull out soon enough. Ejaculate contains tons of sperm and all it takes is 1 sperm to make contact with an egg for a pregnancy to occur.
Look into your BC options and decide what is right for you. Please do not rely on withdrawal.
Any other method except for no method or periodic abstinence (this does not include FAM/NFP or even the calendar method) will provide you better protection against pregnancy. Even just using a spermicide will help, but the typical failure rate there is still higher than 10%. For comparison's sake, perfect use of condoms has a failure rate of about 4-6%, and perfect use of the pill has a failure rate of about 0.5%.
Do some reading! You might find something you like that will protect you better...
Co-cl for Birth Control
Hope this helps!
-Lauren