To think the withdrawal method isn't a method of contraception??

[chuttypicks]

Exactly as the title really. I've seen several threads on here recently where people are asking if they could possibly be pregnant as they're having all the symptoms of it, but didn't think they could be as they've been using the withdrawal method....

Surely that isn't actually a method of contraception though. To my knowledge there is live sperm in pre-ejaculate so even if the man withdraws prior to full ejaculation, there is still a good chance of being pregnant. Why do people not know this, and surely this is the sort of thing that only teenagers believe will work?

I'm really surprised at how many adults seem to think this is an acceptable/reliable form of contraception. Am I totally wrong? What am I missing?

@Cornettoninja true, but I prefer him finishing inside me to be honest whether trying to conceive or not! 😆

@Ginger1982

Me too, it would be a bit of a deal breaker for me.

My husband and I are using it. I want another baby, he doesn't. I've said condoms or vasectomy are the only options I'm willing to consider because I've done 20 years of pills and injections and I'm done. I have also carried and birthed our three children so there's no way in hell I'm going through the big operation of sterilisation.

He won't wear a condom because he doesn't want to. I've told him if I get pregnant he had better not say a damn thing as it's his choice to use this "method of contraception" is not one really.

We use this method, without tracking cycles.

I would quite like a child, he's not 100%. I've pointed out that it's not foolproof AND that if I got pregnant I'd keep it, so if he wants to switch to condoms he's welcome to. Repeat this every three months as a reminder.

I refuse to take hormonal contraceptives. I was told not to take the pill as medically dangerous, and am not keen on other methods that involve chucking hormones into my body.

It hasn't failed us in five years, but who knows - I could be infertile.

In terms of the person saying "where's the fun in that" - I personally find it just as much fun and a hell of a lot tidier than other non-condom methods. ~wiping stomach down fairly quick and easy~.

Doesn't seem to make a bit of difference to our enjoyment.

If I definitely, definitely didn't want a child I would at the very least track but most likely insist on condoms. That said I have had several condoms break in me - so that's hardly ideal either.

Used this with XH for 20 years, no accidents, 3 pregnancies when we did try to TTC.