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Condoms, and a lack thereof during sex [RESOLVED]

GreasyKidsStuffGreasyKidsStuff MOMMM!ROAST BEEF WANTS TO KISS GIRLS ON THE TITTIES!Registered User regular
edited July 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
So I have a question and some concerns that I hope can be kind of eased with the help of someone a little more experienced in this department then I am. I've been with the same girl for the past 8 months, been having loooots of sex for the last 6, and she has been incredibly good at remembering her pill every single night. She sets an alarm on her clock and everything and makes sure to do everything right and basically she's doing her job. Up until recently every single time we've done it I have always used a condom, just to be absolutely certain that nothing is going to happen.

Now the problem I've had occasionally is that, to put it simply, the condom flippin' ruins any kind of sensation I have and basically I get nowhere and she's off having the sex of her life while I am not getting anywhere close to finishing. This is every so often. Not common enough to say it's a serious problem, not scarce enough to not be pissed off about it. So recently I've just gotten frustrated and taken off the condom and had at 'er without. And it feels awesome, and all that. So these few times I do it without the condom, I have always always always made sure never to actually cum inside her, I always pull out. I know, I know, that's the woooorst method of birth control on the planet, but that's where somebody who can help comes in.

How concerned should I be about having sex without a condom on occasion when my girlfriend does an incredibly good job remembering her pill and I never actually plant my seed in her? We both think that if we're just careful, we'll be fine, but those are also pretty famous last words before the baby comes along so... help D:

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  • Captain VashCaptain Vash Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Well.

    I would say that if she's on the pill and is regular about it, your odds of pregnancy are basically the same with or without a condom (which is to say virtually nill, .01%, by freak accident only).

    Continued condom use would be advisable in order to protect from any STDS you two lovebirds might share with each other, but seeing as you've already had unprotected sex, as long you're a monogamous couple I don't see much difference in your using a condom or not.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    If you want to look into other methods, you could always use contraceptive foam with the pill.

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  • ANTVGM64ANTVGM64 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
  • GreasyKidsStuffGreasyKidsStuff MOMMM! ROAST BEEF WANTS TO KISS GIRLS ON THE TITTIES!Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Thanks guys, I think this is really all I needed :D No worries when it's only on occasion. This can get locked now I guess.

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  • Charles KinboteCharles Kinbote Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    The pull out method is idiotic and the morning after pill is a horrible thing to plan on, as it basically is an abortion in a pill. It makes the girl very sick and feel like shit.

    Pulling out is useless. Forget pulling out.

    That said, I understand that two forms of contraception is common, but honestly the pill is enough. We're not talking the condom ripping or anything; it affects her hormones, and I really don't think you need to sweat it. Granted, it's not the ABSOLUTE SAFEST ADVICE, but my girlfriend and I have relied on the NuvaRing for a long time and I can name two hands worth of girls who have done the same, and none of us have ever had a pregnancy scare.

    Don't sweat it.

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    The pill can fail completely if she is taking certain other medications, but her doctor should be aware she is on the pill and advise her accordingly in those circumstances.

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  • LemmingLemming Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Like many methods of birth control, reliable effectiveness is achieved only by correct and consistent use. Observed failure rates of withdrawal vary depending on the population being studied: studies have found actual failure rates of 15-28% per year.[3] In comparison the pill has an actual use failure rate of 2-8%,[4] while the intrauterine device (IUD) has an actual use failure rate of 0.8%.[5] The condom has an actual use failure rate of 10-18%.[3] (see Comparison of birth control methods)
    For couples that use coitus interruptus correctly at every act of intercourse, the failure rate is 4% per year. In comparison the pill has a perfect-use failure rate of 0.3%, and the IUD has a perfect-use failure rate of 0.6%. The condom has a perfect-use failure rate of 2%.[5]

    While pulling out isn't the best form of contraceptive, it is actually far from worthless. I'm not suggesting you rely on it, but doing it will reduce the chances of pregnancy. Assuming you do it right, of course. So if you want the extra security, on top of her using the pill, why not?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus_interruptus

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  • DeadlySherpaDeadlySherpa Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I believe the pill is 99.7% effective by itself. which means with proper use (no slip ups with taking the medication) over the course of a year 1 in 300 couples that are having regular or daily intercourse with no other protection will have a child/pregnancy. In real terms though it's about 92% effective due to user error. -antibiotics will mess with the pill. I've heard rumours about grapefruit juice as well but that's probably an old wives' tale.

    Pulling out is 96% with perfect use, but drops to about 80% with typical use. (oh baby it feels so good. oh god wait hold on, oh noooooo)

    Basically to figure out your chance for getting her preggo you multiply the two, which we can round down to 0.000X% of getting her pregnant. If you want to chance her being the 1 in 300 live in the danger zone and shoot it inside her. If not make the case that it's safest for the both of you to red dragon on her face.

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Plan B does not (normally) end a pregnancy if it's already started by the time you take the pill. It is a pretty bad thing to plan on, it's side effects aren't trivial, and it can throw off regular birth control. There's a reason it's for emergencies only.

    Statistically, pulling out is as almost as effective as using a condom as far as birth control goes, provided you clean it off and pee before and after to sterilize your urethra of any sperm that might be hanging out from a previous round, and provided you don't fuck up, which takes about "just one more thrust" or getting lost in the moment.

    Personally, condoms are cheap and they're peace of mind. There's a rule with working with guns: If you didn't unload it and set the safety yourself, it's loaded and the safety is off. Condom's are the option you have complete control over and the one you can make sure is done right every time.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Lemming wrote: »
    Like many methods of birth control, reliable effectiveness is achieved only by correct and consistent use. Observed failure rates of withdrawal vary depending on the population being studied: studies have found actual failure rates of 15-28% per year.[3] In comparison the pill has an actual use failure rate of 2-8%,[4] while the intrauterine device (IUD) has an actual use failure rate of 0.8%.[5] The condom has an actual use failure rate of 10-18%.[3] (see Comparison of birth control methods)
    For couples that use coitus interruptus correctly at every act of intercourse, the failure rate is 4% per year. In comparison the pill has a perfect-use failure rate of 0.3%, and the IUD has a perfect-use failure rate of 0.6%. The condom has a perfect-use failure rate of 2%.[5]

    While pulling out isn't the best form of contraceptive, it is actually far from worthless. I'm not suggesting you rely on it, but doing it will reduce the chances of pregnancy. Assuming you do it right, of course. So if you want the extra security, on top of her using the pill, why not?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus_interruptus

    Pulling out IS NOT A FORM OF CONTRACEPTION. EVER.

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    It is universally regarded as really dumb to rely on the pull out method. You are probably statistically less likely to get a chick pregnant if you pull out, but given precum and how easy it is to mess up, why even make it part of the discussion?

    The real issue is STDs. The pill's effectiveness is pretty well documented, so if you're comfortable with that amount of risk and you've both been tested for everything there's really no need to bother with condoms.

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  • CangoFettCangoFett Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Planned Parenthood is not an unbiased source.

    The pull out method is stupid and requires you to execute it perfectly, not cum in her at all, and requires you to act rationally during an act pumping you with hormones that make you act irrational.

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    yeah the funny part about that planned parenthood site is the part where they make the assumption that a couple will regularly have sex for a year and never fuck up the pullout method.

    like I said I am quite sure the pullout method has a statistical impact. That doesn't make it a useful part of a discussion about effective birth control.

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  • CangoFettCangoFett Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I... Im confused.

    In addition to birth control I've been using it for the better part of 5 months, frequently, (:winky:) without messing that method up.

    I mean. How do you mess it up?

    Step1) Things are about to take place

    Step2) Make sure they take place outside

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    law of truly large numbers

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    The 'pull out method' is pretty much completely discredited as a reliable form of contraception. Anecdotal evidence is inconsequential, you could just as plausibly claim that using no form of contraception and ejaculating inside the woman is an effective form of contraception based on anecdotal evidence that person x has been doing it that way for months and hasn't got pregnant.

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  • DeadlySherpaDeadlySherpa Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    CangoFett wrote: »
    I mean. How do you mess it up?

    Step1) Things are about to take place

    Step 1.1) She's riding on top and isn't listening

    Step 1.2) It feels fucking fantastic so ok maybe another pump

    Step 1.3) It's taking place faster than you expected

    Step 1.4) Your noodly nerd arms forged through hours of controller button pressing aren't enough to push her off

    Step 1.4) You forcibly push with all your might to get her off of you but alas, that exertion should have been reserved for holding back the floodgates.

    Step 1.5) Thick, viscous streams of terrible baby making justice spurt deep within her inferno, roiling and bubbling before she falls off to the side whereupon we proceed to step 2

    Step2) Make sure they take place outside

    Step 2.1) Weep softly at the injustice of humanity and the harsh realities of nature.

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  • DaemonionDaemonion Mountain Man USARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    If you haven't yet, try trojan's ecstasy condoms - they are very thin and helped me out with a similar issue. I actually had them recommended to me by a friend who refuses to use any other type of condom.

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  • Captain VashCaptain Vash Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    CangoFett wrote: »
    I mean. How do you mess it up?

    Step1) Things are about to take place

    Step 1.1) She's riding on top and isn't listening

    Step 1.2) It feels fucking fantastic so ok maybe another pump

    Step 1.3) It's taking place faster than you expected

    Step 1.4) Your noodly nerd arms forged through hours of controller button pressing aren't enough to push her off

    Step 1.4) You forcibly push with all your might to get her off of you but alas, that exertion should have been reserved for holding back the floodgates.

    Step 1.5) Thick, viscous streams of terrible baby making justice spurt deep within her inferno, roiling and bubbling before she falls off to the side whereupon we proceed to step 2

    Step2) Make sure they take place outside

    Step 2.1) Weep softly at the injustice of humanity and the harsh realities of nature.

    step 3) she's on the pill in addition to your half assed pull out attempt and because of this does not become pregnant and you both go on with your day as though nothing of any significance has happened because nothing of significance has happened.

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  • TopweaselTopweasel Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I am with Vash on that. Its already extremely unlikely she will pop out a kid by being attentive with the pill. If you add on that most of the time your not shooting inside her then the chances again lower.

    The problem and you won't know it, is some women can get a little crazy and if they think your leaving them they have been known to stop taking the pill to get pregnant and keep you around forever. I have a slightly older half brother from that.

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  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    at which point we must ask

    why are you bothering with the pull out method

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 and after we became serious I had been on depo for 2 rounds. We stopped using condoms about a year and a half ago. I test monthly but only because I don't get my period at all on depo and we'd rather not be taken by surprise. We also discussed what would happen in case I did get preggers and what we would do about it so we'd be on the same page, which is pretty much that the choice is mine and that works for me. If you haven't had that talk yet then keep using condoms.


    On the other hand, my best friend took her pill religiously at the same time every day for 4 years. She didn't use a condom last September, ended up pregnant and had to make a very hard decision about getting an abortion on her own because the guy turned out to be a total dick.

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  • jhunter46jhunter46 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    My wife and I have been using just the pill for seven years now, no kids. It has been known to happen though. I have a friend who exists even though her mom was on the pill.

    I think you just need to be comfortable with the idea that even though it is 99.99% effective, it still isn't perfect.

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  • RecklessReckless Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
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    Try and see if these help. I actually don't use the Ribbed version, though.

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  • Nick SoapdishNick Soapdish Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Dyscord wrote: »
    at which point we must ask

    why are you bothering with the pull out method

    Maybe he really likes to wash things.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Dyscord wrote: »
    at which point we must ask

    why are you bothering with the pull out method

    Maybe he really likes to wash things.

    the worst is when it gets in your body hair. It doesn't like to wash out easily.

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  • TinuzTinuz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    This discussion reminds me.....

    I have some friends who practice the pullout method...no pregnancies whatsoever for several years

    I also have some friends who religiously practice birthcontrol (the pill) .... have sex once and get pregnant (as far as she told me, she was doing everything right).

    Haha, I guess life is cruel that way. :p

    But yeah, pull-out+pill isn't very reasonable. Wiki tells me coitus interuptus is 27% effective, whereas the pill is about 8% effective (both typical use). So 0.08*0.27~0.02 So, even though you've cut it by about 3/4ths, you haven't really changed the order of magnitude.
    (So, to the gents saying pullout 'doesn't work: Shut up, it does. It might not be as effective as you like, but 27% failure is far from the 100% you're suggesting)

    If you want to be 'extra careful', you might want to investigate some other behavioral methods such as the Creighton Model. It is more effective than the pill, and all it requires is some careful monitoring (and not having sex during several days of the month).

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm sorry, what? The rhythm method is more effective than the pill?

    :lol:

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  • TinuzTinuz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm sorry, what? The rhythm method is more effective than the pill?

    :lol:

    Wiki lists it as such, several studies list it as such, if you want to convince me it isn't....conduct your own study and show me it isn't. Until then, please refrain from comments that make you sound stupid.

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Tinuz wrote: »
    I'm sorry, what? The rhythm method is more effective than the pill?

    :lol:

    Wiki lists it as such, several studies list it as such, if you want to convince me it isn't....conduct your own study and show me it isn't. Until then, please refrain from comments that make you sound stupid.

    Wikipedia states 8% as a failure rate for the birth control pill, not a success rate.

    And it's a lot easier to achieve 'perfect use' with the pill than with the pull-out method.

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  • RecklessReckless Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Tinuz wrote: »
    I'm sorry, what? The rhythm method is more effective than the pill?

    :lol:

    Wiki lists it as such, several studies list it as such, if you want to convince me it isn't....conduct your own study and show me it isn't. Until then, please refrain from comments that make you sound stupid.

    It may be more effective when performed correctly. You're forgetting that the rhythm method is many times more difficult to adequately undergo than is the pill. Aside, Wikipedia and "several studies" are not exactly incredibly reputable sources.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Luckily I don't have to, because in the world of real science, people do them.
    http://www.contraceptivetechnology.com/table.html
    Method, % chance of preggers in first year with typical, % with perfect
    None, 85, 85
    Withdrawal, 27, 4
    Fertility awareness-based methods, 25, *
    Standard Days method, *, 5
    TwoDay method, *, 4
    Ovulation method, *, 3
    Combined pill and progestin-only pill, 8, 0.3

    Source: Trussell J. Contraceptive efficacy. In Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Nelson AL, Cates W, Stewart FH, Kowal D. Contraceptive Technology: Nineteenth Revised Edition. New York NY: Ardent Media, 2007.

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  • TinuzTinuz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Reckless wrote: »
    Tinuz wrote: »
    I'm sorry, what? The rhythm method is more effective than the pill?

    :lol:

    Wiki lists it as such, several studies list it as such, if you want to convince me it isn't....conduct your own study and show me it isn't. Until then, please refrain from comments that make you sound stupid.

    It may be more effective when performed correctly. You're forgetting that the rhythm method is many times more difficult to adequately undergo than is the pill. Aside, Wikipedia and "several studies" are not exactly incredibly reputable sources.

    Well, a typical use rate of 3% versus a typical use rate of 8% for the pill.
    Also, I am not saying that the sources are reputable. However, do do show me more evidence and rigor than someone's :lol:. The point is not in saying that it is or isn't such and so effective, the point is that simply saying 'It isn't!!!!', as people here seem prone to do when it comes to birth control, is not exactly a 'reputable source' either. Especially when these people stick to their own, unsupported, opinions when confronted with evidence to the contrary.

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  • TinuzTinuz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Luckily I don't have to, because in the world of real science, people do them.
    http://www.contraceptivetechnology.com/table.html
    Method, % chance of preggers in first year with typical, % with perfect
    None, 85, 85
    Withdrawal, 27, 4
    Fertility awareness-based methods, 25, *
    Standard Days method, *, 5
    TwoDay method, *, 4
    Ovulation method, *, 3
    Combined pill and progestin-only pill, 8, 0.3

    Source: Trussell J. Contraceptive efficacy. In Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Nelson AL, Cates W, Stewart FH, Kowal D. Contraceptive Technology: Nineteenth Revised Edition. New York NY: Ardent Media, 2007.

    Fair enough, never seen that chart. It's funny though, Wiki lists it as a source, but the figures the quote are wildly different. o_O

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Except that I just posted an actual, medical study above.

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  • TopweaselTopweasel Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm sorry, what? The rhythm method is more effective than the pill?

    :lol:

    I think he mean ineffective.

    The Moral of the story is if you trust your women and you actually try to pull out the chances are a lot lower. Specailly if you remember to piss in between acts.

    Personally though I would only leave it in my hands while I am of full mind and always wear a raincoat.

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  • TinuzTinuz Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Except that I just posted an actual, medical study above.

    Yes, you did. I guess I have been snapped up by wiki's technical bias....in my field, it is damn accurate and as such, I tend to trust wiki for, apparently, too much. :P

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  • RyeRye Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Doubling up on contraceptives is not stupid, as some people are suggesting. A .3% chance is a lot higher than a .00x% chance. You will (presumably) be having sex a LOT over the course of your life.

    It's convenient, cheap, has no side effects and requires no planning or setting up. It's a good alternative to doing nothing, and recent tests suggest it rivals condom use in pregnancy prevention, even in non-perfect use (17 and 18%). This means that, assuming no one has an STD, there's a very small difference between using Pill+Condom and Pill+Pullout. Pill+Condoms will cost you 50-80$ a month depending on the amount of sex you plan to have. Pullout is free and almost as effective.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Tinuz wrote: »
    Except that I just posted an actual, medical study above.

    Yes, you did. I guess I have been snapped up by wiki's technical bias....in my field, it is damn accurate and as such, I tend to trust wiki for, apparently, too much. :P

    Yeah.

    So,
    Until then, please refrain from comments that make you sound stupid.

    Here's some mustard for your foot.

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