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This is a very limited study that is getting too much press. From what I understand, she has researched "perfect use": >Her studies found that in perfect use -
by visitor4rmindia 17y ago
This is a very limited study that is getting too much press. From what I understand, she has researched "perfect use":
>Her studies found that in perfect use -- meaning the man pulls out every time -- withdrawal has a 4 percent failure rate, as compared to condoms, which have a 2 percent failure rate.
>"But nobody's perfect," said Jones, who published her commentary in the June issue of Contraception magazine.
So, if nobody's perfect, I would say we need more research before drawing conclusions one way or the other.
- silencio 17y agoPeople don't tend to discount condoms as a method of birth control given perfect and typical use rates the way they do withdrawal even though the typical use failure rates of both methods are very close to each other. I daresay the same goes to most forms of contraception I can think of. If this study can help dispel some myths, so be it. I'm tired of women I know thinking that cervical caps or spermicide or even the female condom have lower typical use failure rates when they don't. Possibly the biggest potential downside I can see in publicizing this story is that some people might think it an acceptable substitute when there is nothing else, which is not good given that some barrier methods can prevent transmission of some STDs.