Withdrawal is not effective
Withdrawal is not an effective way to prevent pregnancy or infections. You may be happier using different birth control.
Withdrawal is also known as:
- pulling out
- coitus interruptus
Withdrawal is when the male withdraws his penis before he ejaculates. The most important thing to know about this method is that it isn’t very reliable!
The wetness on a man’s penis before he ejaculates is called pre-ejaculate or pre-cum. It is possible that this pre-ejaculate fluid may contain sperm (that it picks up along the way out) and therefore cause pregnancy. The pre-ejaculate can also and transmit infections, so there is a risk of infections and pregnancy even without ejaculation.
The most challenging aspect of withdrawal is that it
requires a lot of self-control , because it is very difficult to stop sex at the moment of orgasm.
The withdrawal method is only about 73% effective wiith typical use so people who really don’t want to get pregnant would be safer using another method of birth control.