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no, this doesn’t seem to be the case. more than 80% of those avoiding pregnancy use condoms, pill, tied tubes, vasectomy, iud, etc… this 80% does not include wi

• loeg 1y ago
  The 80% claim must include withdrawal, because their claim is that the population not using any method has only a 15% non-pregnancy rate within a year. But withdrawal has a much higher 80-96% rate of non-pregnancy within a year. https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/contraceptive-use-united-states https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/contraceptive-use-unit... > Sexually active couples who do not use any method of contraception have approximately an 85% chance of experiencing a pregnancy over the course of a year. Therefore, withdrawal is a method of contraception.
  • toofy 1y ago
    the 80% does not include withdrawal. the numbers are here [0]. 80+% rely on things like pill, condom, tied tubes, etc...: 23.9: tube ligation/implants 16.4: pill 13.2: condom 12.0: iud 8.50: vasectomy 2.6: implant 2.1: injectable 1.2: vaginal ring .4: patch 80.3% rely on the contraceptions listed above. The remaining rely on: withdrawal, emergency contraception, family planning, etc...: 5.8%: withdrawal 2.6%: family planning 0.2%: emergency contraception 0.2%: other 11%: no method the 80% does not include withdrawal. [0] https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/contraceptive-method-use-united-states https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/contraceptive-method-u...
    • bethekidyouwant 1y ago
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