Including methods referred to as ‘the safe time’ and ‘the Billings method’, this involves abstaining from having sex during the woman’s ‘fertile time’, around. This means that it needs a well-motivated, co-operative couple who understand and recognize ovulation. A woman can try to identify her most fertile time by using this indicator.
Also called ;being careful’, this is not a reliable method because of its very high failure rate. Despite this it is widely practiced throughout the world particularly in cultures with less access to contraception, and larger families, and also by inexperienced teenage couples). It is based on the principle that withdrawal of the penis from the vagina before ejaculation has occurred prevents the passage of sperm.
WRONG. There are active healthy sperm hanging around prior to ejaculation, although they are in relatively smaller numbers (just a few hundred thousand instead of a squillion). Remember: it only takes one to do the job.
Another problem with this method is that many couples find it physically and emotionally unsatisfying. Men do not always know the right time to withdraw, and both partners may find intercourse more stressful.
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