How to Not Get Pregnant
1,Avoid “natural” methods. You may read that timing sex around your period will reduce your risk, but this is far from a perfect method. No woman’s period runs as regular as a clock, and a man’s sperm can live inside a woman for AS LONG AS A WEEK. Similarly, withdrawal (”pulling out”) is a poor method. Every man emits pre-ejaculate that some recent studies have suggested is even more rich in sperm than ejaculate.
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This piece reads like a pharmaceutical ad targeting women who are perceived as either too scared or too irresponsible to do anything more than pop a pill to prevent pregnancy. There are natural methods available that are perfectly safe and reliable that women should definitely consider as viable options for family planning. It is simply not true that the only way to prevent pregnancy is to use a hormone-based method. Many of us choose to develop a relationship with our bodies and utilize tools that help us accurately pinpoint our fertile window and to then use a barrier method or abstain during ovulation. The fact is you can’t get pregnant unless you are ovulating and no one needs to use contraception 100% of the time.