Would you rely on the 'withdrawal' method of birth control?

We're in a happy, monogamous marriage. While we don't plan on having children just yet, we're comfortable enough in relying on this method of birth control.

I got pregnant on this method. don't rely on it. you could use it if you really wanted to in a pinch but don't rely on it.

I have used it in the past as a backup on top of the pill but I would never use it as my only method.

in general we try to use two methods. I might consider this as a second or even third option after something more reliable.

Umm.. no. I would never trust the pill out method. With this day and age, there is not reason for me to become pregnant unless I want to.. and 96% effective isn't enough for me. Before we were ready to become parents we used condoms and I was on the pill. My overly fertile family members scared scared the crap out of me and I was terrified of becoming pregnant before I was ready. So, we used two 97-99% effective methods at the same time.

I personally don't have enough trust in the pull out method. We use birth control

I think anyone that trusts it to be that effective is playing with fire

my partner and i use this method, however we do not rely solely on it. We also use condoms and BC (but have a few times done without the condom and because i am on the pill). It's something that rarely works and you have to be totally in-tune with your body to make sure it dose and even then there is a chance there are live sperm in one's precum. So i wouldn't suggest it as the only method of BC unless you are using a secondary method as well (such as a form of BC or condoms).

Long story short, I was conceived because of the withdrawal method of birth control.

So, yeah, never trusting it myself.

I haven't but my boyfriend has and no one got preggars. But it's annoying! I know because we tried. But If you can deal with it, it is okay.

Me and my husband (boyfriend at the time) relied on this method for two years, after we had our first child I never got on birth control, since we both hated condoms, the pull out method is what we used, being free, never once had a scare or even a pregnancy. Then we got married and wanted another and tried twice before I got pregnant!

I would never feel secure using withdrawal as a birth control method. Too unreliable.

I have done so in the past, but I was young and inexperienced, and I have upgraded since then.

I would not rely on it

I use this method but I'm also on the pill- but I take medication that *could* make the pill not work. So,

never

Never use this.

Never

I would never rely on it as the sole form of birth control, but I feel more comfortable using it in conjunction with other methods, such as the pill.

I really love this method.

If my father had not practiced it, I would not have a brother.
I like him a lot.

As I have said, oh, about a thousand times before and others have before me. This IS a workable, form of birth control with high efficacy.

Planned Parenthood endorses it. Just because someone "knows someone who got pregnant while using it" means nothing. You weren't THERE, were you?

It has to be done PROPERLY. The man has to urinate before sex. If he does so, his "pre-come" will not contain sperm!!!! It's a proven, scientific fact.

This method works best with sexually experienced, mature individuals where the man as involved in NOT wanting to cause a pregnancy as the woman. The man has to have excellent ejaculation and orgasm control. It usually works best in monogamous relationships, where the people know each other's sexual ways well. I always know right before My Man is going to pull out, from his breathing and his movements etc.

It's NOT a good system for teenagers or people who have little sex experience. It has NOTHING to do with "how fertile" you are. I'm as fertile as an.. Irish-Italian Catholic.... and I have NEVER gotten pregnant from using withdrawal. However, when I WANT to get pregnant, it usually takes ONE unprotected sex event. Now, that's fertile!

Most of the time it fails because the man pulls out AFTER his orgasm has started. Teenage boys and those without a lot of sexual experience often don't know the "inevitable" feeling that occurs in the prodromal phase of orgasm. If one isn't aware of this phase, he's going to miss the window. So, I wouldn't recommend this method for people with less than, say 5 years of regular sex, for non-monogamous couples (poly couples who know each other well and have a lot of experience, of course, can use this method as well with their main partner) or for very young couples. Mainly because they are simply not experienced enough to do it RIGHT.

Done properly, it is as effective as the Birth Control Pill and actually more effective than spermicidal creme or cervical caps alone.

It's a legitimate form of birth control. It just isn't for everyone. But, them again, no form of birth control is right for everyone.

I would never use this method. Condoms are so cheap if you buy them in bulk that why would you risk it?

I used this method for years with my husband, we conceived twice, BOTH were planned.

When with a partner I fully trust I have more faith in this method than condoms - which break regularly. If condoms are 98.9% effective, or whatever they're telling people now, I must be getting every faulty condom out there. I use condoms mainly as an STD barrier, but I agree with Pgell. Withdrawal can be a highly effective method of birth control when done properly, and I have nearly 10 years of personal experience to back up that opinion.