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writes:Hey Me and my boyfriend have been having unprotected sex but he doesn't actually ejaculate inside me.. I've been hearing mixed comments about this as some people say it is very unlikely to get pregnant and some think it is very likely.. Has anyone actually got pregnant this way?
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reader, anonymous, writes (6 October 2010): I can tell you the pull out method does not work. When my wife are having sex we stop and start frequently. After a while I will start dripping cum not precum as this is milky and looks just like regular cum. I can also tell you that we got pregnant with our second on the pull out method. So if you really don't want to have kids wrap your little one.
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reader, Gabrielle Stoker  +, writes (6 September 2010):
 Oh yes, lots. I know at least 10 users of the pull-out method who are now proud fathers.
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reader, person12345 +, writes (5 September 2010):
 You can get pregnant from precum, but only if he has ejaculated recently, and since last urinating. The pull-out method is not a good idea unless he has amazing self-control and will never get close enough to orgasm that he has to emergency pull it out last minute. He needs to have an alternative method of finishing other than yank and hope the timing is good. Such as pulling out to put on a condom first, pulling out and finishing with his hand or with oral. And you have to be able to trust that he hasn't masturbated like, yet that day. I'd recommend just getting yourself some condoms. They're cheap, and they're fairly effective especially if you can take plan B if the condoms fail. Not to mention they protect against STDs. There's really no reason to not use protection with how cheap and available it is, especially compared to how expensive a kid or an abortion is.
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reader, daletom +, writes (4 September 2010):
The technical terms for what you describe range from "coitus interruptus" to "pull and pray". Many people who use this method are called "mommy" or "daddy". If you seed a search engine with ' contraceptive effectiveness "pull out" ' you can find many citations which claim the effectiveness ranges from 96% (for 100 couples using the method for an entire year, 4 women will get pregnant) down to around 65% (35 pregnancies annually per 100 couples). The 65% includes a lot of cases where he didn't pull out in time. So if you're a betting man the odds are in your favor that you're NOT pregnant. But if you ARE pregnant then it's a 100% thing - no girl has ever been "a little bit pregnant". (Teens who use NO contraceptive method at all can expect about 90 pregnancies per year.)
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reader, Morrissey-fan +, writes (3 September 2010):
Yep, how I was made. I'm 17 now. Use your brain and get put of denial. Also if your boyfriend doesn't want to ruin your future by getting you pregnant he probably cares about you, but that's not the case is it. Sounds like your being used
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reader, DenimandLace +, writes (3 September 2010):
 Yes you can. They say that technically there is no sperm in pre-cum, but there are a lot of factors that come into play. My mother and father used the pull out method and thats how my sister and brother were conceived.
There are definitly a lot less sperm involved, but sperm can live in a body for up to 5 days, so if you have had sex, or if he has masturbated, etc, there can be sperm washed on out by the pre-cum, therefore impregnating you.
Dont take chances if you are not prepared to become a parent. No glove, no love. denim
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 September 2010): Yes. His name is Chris. He's now 10 years old
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reader, Honeypie + ♥, writes (3 September 2010):
 It all comes down to two things.... Her cycle and how many sperms are in his pre-cum. THAT is all you need to get knocked up.
To think it's a safe method at all... is very naive.
Why play with fire if you know you can get burned?
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reader, TimmD +, writes (3 September 2010):
 You can absolutely get pregnant while using the "pullout method". In all reality, pulling out isn't a method at all. Men do secrete fluid at any point of intercourse and there is always a potential for becoming pregnant. I don't think there are any specific percentages of a chance, but even if it's as low as 10%, that means one out of every 10 women getting pregnant. The question you have to ask yourself is: Is the sex so good when not using a condom or other kind of birth control worth risking getting pregnant and being responsible for raising a child?
Also, in addition to protecting from pregnancies condoms also help prevent the transmission of STDs. The pullout method does nothing to prevent those.
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reader, CindyCares  +, writes (3 September 2010):
 It's neither very likely nor very unlikely.
Something called "Pearl's index" calculates the percentage of women getting pregnant using the pull out method as 10 to 18 percent ( there are two different ways ,involving
different parameters, to make this calculation, thereby the difference in percentage ).
Other studies though put the risk of pregnancy by this method at a more sinister 30 percent.
By the way, I am not just talking of the possibility of a mistake - a delay in pulling out.
The real problem seems to be the Cowper glands, tiny glands
that keep emitting fluid ( for lubrication ) during penetration, even before ejaculation. This fluid may contain particles of sperm, -we are talking about infinitesimal, microscopical quantities, yes, but ...conceiving is not about quantity.
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 September 2010): Hi
You most definitely CAN get pregnant using the 'pulling out' or withdrawal technique. The 'pre-cum' which is a clear fluid that is expelled before ejaculation contains sperm-and it only takes one of these little fellas to get you pregnant!I have conceived in this way myself (at the age of 35!), So use a barrier method such as a condom to protect you against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
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