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How to Use the Withdrawal Method for Birth Control

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By Richard Toole
eHow Contributing Writer
(3 Ratings)

This article describes the withdrawal method as a form of birth control, with some facts as far as its effectiveness and alternatives. This method of birth control, while it does not require any additional items to be purchased, and is appealing at first glance is not effective at all. If you're a bit sheepish about buying condoms, it's a whole lot better than having to buy diapers!

Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    This withdrawal method is simply the act of a man pulling his penis out of the woman's vagina before ejaculation.

  2. Step 2

    This method has been around for centuries. And, it is sometimes the only option for poor or uneducated people.

  3. Step 3

    The failure rate is almost 20%. Twenty women out of every hundred will become pregnant while using this method as their only form of birth control.

  4. Step 4

    A man can still introduce sperm into a woman's vagina before he ejaculates. The pre-ejaculatory fluid the penis leaks during an erection often contains sperm. These sperm can already be in the vagina long before the man ejaculates during orgasm.

  5. Step 5

    The withdrawal method does not protect against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. This makes is a poor choice for both contraception and STDs.

  6. Step 6
    Trojans, man!
    Trojans, man!

    Condoms should be used by anyone using or thinking of using the withdrawal method. Condoms are often free at local health departments.

Tips & Warnings
  • Withdrawal method has an extremely high failure rate of nearly 20%!
  • Withdrawal does not prevent sexually transmitted diseases!

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