Pre-cum Pregnancy?

[robots-love-me.livejournal.com]

If my partner and I are having sex without a condom, can pre-cum cause pregnancy? How far back should we pull out before he actually ejaculates or does it not matter just as long as we bring it out soon enough before? I don't really want to take birth control right now for certain reasons, but I do want him to experience my vagina without a condom. I just want to do it the "safest" way possible without getting pregnant. Silly, I know. Any answers would be helpful, thanks and have a good day.

Comments

[sarah-bee.livejournal.com]

It's possible. Pre-cum on it's own doesn't have any sperm in it, but if he ejaculates & doesn't urinate before you have sex again some semen can survive & then get you pregnant. Withdrawl is only about 80% effective with perfect use and most men don't use it perfectly.

I'm not sure how exactly (if it was pre-cum or my partner not pulling out soon enough) but I got pregnant while using the withdrawl method. It's definitely not a good choice as your only form of birth control if you aren't willing to accept the consequences.

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

Actually, according to Contraceptive Technology (http://www.contraceptivetechnology.org/table.html), withdrawal is 96% effective with perfect use. The lower effectiveness rates -- Contraceptive Technology lists 73%, but I've seen others list closer to 80% -- come from typical use.

[sarah-bee.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that. Thanks for the link.

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

No problem. It's still a good idea, I think, to know the typical use rate, too, since, like you mentioned, it can be a difficult method to use perfectly.