Ever wondered why our grandparents had half dozen kids?
Well folks, before the good days of pills and coils and condoms, ‘coitus interruptus’ was the most popular form of birth control.
The name literally means sex interrupted, more commonly referred to as the pulling out method.
It was ineffective but it was all they had so it was deemed better than nothing.
With a failure rate of 28% it has massively shocked us to learn that almost 1 in 5 women are still using it as their preferred “method of contraception.”
According to a survey by the Fertility app Glow, 18 per cent of users STILL rely on withdrawal for birth control, making it the third most popular method. While condoms are 98 per cent effective and the pill is 99 per cent trustworthy, studies have shown that of 100 women who practice withdrawal for 12 months, 28 will get pregnant.
The problem is human error (not pulling out in time) and pre-ejaculate, which can contain live sperm.
In short, unless you're at least comfortable with the idea of becoming pregnant, pick another form of birth control.
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