Conception .......

[Orangesauce1]

Now I would say that I am an intelligent person and have passed a quarter of a century so have a reasonable anount of life experience in general. But the following I need to pick peoples brains on...

I had been on the contraceptive pill for over 10 years. * months I came off it partly due to blood pressure. I am in a long term stable relationship... We are not trying for kids but if it happens it happens..(you know the stahe lol)_

We have not used alternative methods of contraceptive since I have come off the pill. What I really want to know is how safe really is the withdrawel method?? (I know its no where near as alternatives but really that not a concern as previously explained) and also it seems pretty impossibe for a woman to conceive at certain parts of the cycle? I just want your thoughts on this please!

I just think its crazy that you see teenager having sex for the first time becoming pregnant and others take years to conceive!!

[Octavius]

Coitus interruptus depends largely on the ability of timing and in that sense is inherently unreliable as it requires a vast amount of self control. Even when withdrawing on time it is possible for some cowpers fluid (pre ejaculate) to contain sperm and enter the vagina. Although it is estimated that around 40 million couples still use this method, studies have shown that the failure rate is around 7-10 times that of condom use but less when both methods are carried out perfectly (perfect failure 4% vs 2%). If you were specifically trying not to conceive then it would not be recommended.

[Scarlett]

Remember that there is a small amount of liquid/sperm leaked out in advance of ejaculation, so I wouldn't trust it. Also you are having to trust your man 100% EVERY time. If you don't mind getting pregnant, this is the one to try!

[winny]

If you deffinatly dont want babies i wouldnt touch this method with a barge pole. Seeing as you are not to worried either way I would go for it. I have many friends who have fallen accidentally with this method so in certainly possible.

[liquidspace]

I have used the withdrawal method for years and it has worked fine (I already have 3 children and dont want more!).
Its not foolproof and its down to the man mainly but as long as he can control it then it is fine, well it has been in my case anyway!