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It certainly reduces the chances: Condoms: 8 out of 100 people who use condoms as their only birth control method will get pregnant each year.[0] Withdrawal:
by Veen 10y ago
It certainly reduces the chances:
Condoms: 8 out of 100 people who use condoms as their only birth control method will get pregnant each year.[0]
Withdrawal: Of every 100 women whose partners use withdrawal, 4 will become pregnant each year if they always do it correctly.[1]
Of course, doing it properly is the difficult part and avoiding pregnancy isn't the only reason condoms are a good idea.
[0]: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/condom/how-effective-are-condoms https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/condom...
[1]: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/withdrawal-pull-out-method https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/withdr...
- gizmo686 10y agoJust to be clear, you are comparing different statistics. Based on your sources, assuming perfect use 2 out of 100 women using condoms will get pregnent, compared to 4 out of 100 using withdrawal. If you do not filter for perfect compliance, the stat is 27/100 for withdrawal, and 18/100 for condoms.
- Dove 10y agoIt isn't fair to compare typical use of one method tp ideal use of another. Per Wikipedia, the two methods have similar effectiveness rates under typical use, with condoms being twice as effective under ideal use. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth_control_methods https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth_control_...