How effective is the "pull-out" method?

Re: How effective is the "pull-out" method?

• NMscubagirl member

  January 2011

  According to Dr. Google - the pull out method is about 70% effective. You have only been trying for 1 month, have patience, and GL to you. 

  
  
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• MrsT0522 member

  January 2011

  
  

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• Pachita member

  January 2011

  MrsT0522:

  
  

  This. The OP actually made me giggle!

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• Vieve831 member

  January 2011

  I wonder the same thing - MH and I have used the "pull out" method for the past 4 years....we started TTC in Nov and it occurred to me that maybe the fact that I didn't get PG over the past 4 years was actually problem (even though we were TTA)

  MH insists he was 100% accurate though, lol!
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• liz_t member

  January 2011

  Think of it this way, you only have about a 20% chance of conceiving on any one cycle, and that is when YH is...ahem "giving it his all", so think of how less likely it is to get PG when using the pull out method.

  There is no reason to worry. 
  

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• metzy144 member

  January 2011

  Pachita:

  MrsT0522:

  
  

  This. The OP actually made me giggle!

  This! I thought from the title that the post would be a joke!

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• CaptainObnoxious

  January 2011

  99.9% effective.
  

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• melissa721 member

  January 2011

  I see not much has changed in my absence. Fabulous.

  
  
   
  

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• AmorXAeterna

  January 2011

   

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• EmilyE2

  January 2011

  AmorXAeterna:

   

  GIFSoup

  omg love this 

  

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• AmorXAeterna

  January 2011

  ::giggle:: I aim to please!

  

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• UFCasey member

  January 2011

  AmorXAeterna:

   

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  OMG - *love*!

  
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• Ladybug720

  January 2011

  I am too drunk for ignorance.

   

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• cantalopes24 member

  January 2011

  If you weren't convinced of its accuracy, why were you using it as birth control?

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• Teffie

  January 2011

  Ok, that is hilarious. I totally LOL'd.

   RE: pullout method, no idea, we used condoms. 
  

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• leathersmel4 member

  January 2011

  cantalopes24:

  If you weren't convinced of its accuracy, why were you using it as birth control?

   

  This is what I was thinking as well!
  

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• jenni888 member

  February 2011

  melissa721:

  I see not much has changed in my absence. Fabulous.

   

  

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• jenni888 member

  February 2011

  Ladybug720:

  I am too drunk for ignorance.

   

  Did you get you some!?!?  

  

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• Mommy2Grayson member

  February 2011

  Well...I have an adorably cute 2 1/2 year old that "disproves" the pull-out method.  However, as a teenager, I was having unprotected sex for 2 years with my boyfriend (also using the pull-out method) and we never got pregnant.

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• JoAnna914 member

  February 2011

  If the pull out method is indicative of fertility issues, I've got a big problem - we used that method (effectively) for the past eight years.

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• carrie3303 member

  February 2011

  I think I understand what you're getting at.

  
  MH and I used "pull and pray" for the past approx. 6 years. He insists that he was 100% dead on with this. But, you hear of SO many women saying that is how they got KU.  So, when we started ttc around August, I was wondering the same thing. Like, hmm I wonder how I DIDN'T get KU all that time???

  I do NOT think there is any reason to worry about anything at this time, after one month, that is for sure, but I wanted to let you know that I too "wonder" the same thing. 
  

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• vlong4 member

  February 2011

  All I have to say is, DH and I used the pull and pray for almost 2.5 years. I went on bc to regulate my periods for our wedding. Forgot to take it ONE DAY and DD came along 9 months later. So, that's all I have to say on it.
  

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• Perfect Sonnet member

  February 2011

  I am in the same boat as you.  My husband and I used withdrawal as birth control and never had any scares.  This past month was our first month of trying to conceive with no luck.  I can not help but wonder if the reason we never had any accidents was because there is something wrong.

  However, like some previous posters said you only have 20% of getting pregnant each month.  So it is actually pretty difficult.  I know I constantly have to remind myself of the the facts to keep from jumping to conclusions and having a freak out.

  Good luck to you!

  
  

   

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• jb2rn member

  February 2011

  cantalopes24:

  If you weren't convinced of its accuracy, why were you using it as birth control?

  no sh!!t

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• cheekymaree member

  February 2011

  jennilandia:

  

   

  he he he... this is funny.

  and i also want to know, if you weren't sure it would work, why did you use the pull out method as birth control? did you not care if an accident came along? if so, then that's totally fine, but if you really really really didn't want to get PG in that time it's pretty irresponsible to do a technique that you haven't researched and checked if it will even work... 

   

  

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• Temp878586125009588 member

  February 2011

  Honey, you are going to need a little bit more patience.  1 month is nothing to be worried about.  and like PP stated, the pull out method is only about 70% effective...  I'm not really sure what that has to do with you be TTC now, but there ya go... 
  

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• Temp878586125009588 member

  February 2011

  AmorXAeterna:

   

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• twinkl5379 member

  February 2011

  I was using the pull-out method after about 10 years of birth control and medical reasons for stopping.

  I started using the pull-out method AFTER we got married, so I did NOT need a 100% effective method. If we would have conceived, that would have been wonderful. However, I was not TRYING to conceive. Now, I am trying.

  Thanks for those who understand what I'm getting at. I'm not worried after 1 month of trying - but wondering if using this method is actually like 13 months.

  Apparently not so, it is rather effective, it looks like. I actually found one stat that said it can be about 90% effective.
  

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