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Due to the rising number of unintended pregnancies and the number of people getting infected with STDs, many of our teens resort to withdrawal as a form of birth control and std prevention. What is withdrawal? How does it work? Is it effective? Is it the best form of std prevention? These questions might run into your mind.
What is withdrawal? ~ Withdrawal is the act of a man “pulling out” his penis from the vagina just before he ejaculates.
How does withdrawal work? ~ Withdrawal is an attempt to keep sperm from entering the vagina by having the male ejaculate outside the vagina.
Is is effective? ~ Studies show that 27 out of 100 couples who rely on withdrawal to prevent pregnancy will have an accidental pregnancy. This figure and chance of getting pregnant depends on whether the couple uses this method correctly and every time they have sex. However, withdrawal is not an effective way to prevent pregnancy since males leak bit of sperm out of the penis even before ejaculation, which means that even if the male pulls out before he ejaculates, a girl can still become pregnant.
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