First off, that is nice of you to care so much about your friend!

You are right – the most probable answer is that she has just gotten lucky for now rather than not being able to get pregnant. Of course, there’s no way to know if she can’t get pregnant without being checked out by a health care provider but the reality is, most women can, and eventually do, get pregnant.

As you said, your friend is playing with fire! Not finishing, the “pull-out” or “withdrawal” method, is not considered a good method for two reasons: 1) the chances of getting pregnant are high – 27% will eventually get pregnant with the pull-out method, when using it every time. Not good odds if you really don’t want to get pregnant, right? 2) If the man is infected with one or more STDs, the pull-out method doesn’t protect the woman from getting them, because the fluid that comes out of a man’s penis before he ejaculates (“comes”) has the STD in it.

Some of the STDs, like herpes, HPV, and HIV, can only be treated for control, not cured. Others, like gonorrhea (GC) and chlamydia, can be cured, but may cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes (the tubes the egg passes through to the uterus or womb) which can make it difficult to get pregnant in the future.

Sometimes fire can be put out quickly and easily with no harm done…..but all of us know that sometimes fire causes much harm….harm that lasts forever. If you are her good friend – tell her it’s not worth playing with.

Hope this helps.

The post “I know someone who is having unprotected sex and has been for a while…” appeared first on Fact Not Fiction.

“Can you get an STD if you have sex but the guy pulls out?”

Yep. It’s possible to get a sexually transmitted infection even if your partner doesn’t ejaculate inside your vagina.

STDs can be transmitted through semen, but there are a lot of other ways they can be spread, including contact with vaginal fluid, pre-cum, open cuts or sores, and skin-to-skin contact. This makes the pullout method pretty ineffective way to prevent many STDs. 1 in 4 people that use this method will eventually get pregnant.

Condoms are a really good way to prevent the transmission of STDs. If you’re in Mississippi and you need free condoms, visit any MS Health Department Clinic.

The post STDs and Pulling Out appeared first on Fact Not Fiction.

No! If you are sexually active and not using protection, you have a chance of getting pregnant – bottom line. Just because it hasn’t happened yet is no guarantee that it won’t. Unless you are actively trying to prevent a pregnancy, chances are high that you will get pregnant. The only 100% way to prevent pregnancy is to NOT have sex. If you make the decision to become sexually active, use a condom each time. Condoms are the only method that protect against both pregnancy and STDs.

The post Maybe I can’t get pregnant appeared first on Fact Not Fiction.

With typical use (meaning you don’t use it perfectly), 27% of women will become pregnant in one year. With perfect use, 4% of women will become pregnant in one year.

Also, this method doesn’t protect you against STDs or HIV.

The post The Pullout Method Success Rate appeared first on Fact Not Fiction.

Why? Most often it is because a partner does not withdraw in time or because there is pre-ejaculate which contains sperm and may cause pregnancy. If you’re using this as your birth control method, reconsider and use a condom instead. Condoms are super cheap and are more effective in helping prevent both pregnancy and STDs!

The post Pullout Method: Fact Not Fiction appeared first on Fact Not Fiction.