Interrupted coitus: advantages, disadvantages and effectiveness

Interrupted coitus or coitus interruptus It is a contraceptive method that consists of removing the penis from the vagina moments before ejaculation, with the purpose of reducing the probability that the spermatozoa will reach the ovum and fertilize it, causing an embarrassment.

This method will not be recommended by health professionals, because its effectiveness is 78% y, although it reduces the probabilities of becoming embarrassed, you can say that it is necessary for the man to have certain control and that the woman knows her menstrual cycle.

Furthermore, interrupted intercourse also prevents the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as syphilis, gonorrhea, HIV and chlamydia. Know all about the ITS.

Advantages of Interrupted Coitus

When a woman has a regular menstrual cycle and you can know exactly when your fertile period is each month, interrupted intercourse can be a good option, especially in cases where the couple does not have access to other contraceptive methods, or even when a fall occurs , as a condom break, what the woman forgets to take is the contraceptive pill, for example, despite the fact that she is risky and that there are high probabilities that the woman is embarrassed.

Interrupted coitus practice is free of charge, does not involve the use of devices, does not involve the use of any medication and is not directly associated with any health problem.

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Disadvantages of this method

The effectiveness of this contraceptive method is very low, and it has a 22% chance of failing, that is, every 2 out of 10 women who practice this method may be embarrassed; despite the fact that the penis is removed from the vagina, thus causing embarrassment in the desired.

Another disadvantage is that interrupt intercourse does not prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, HPV and HIV, because genital contact is direct, and it is important to use condoms to avoid this type of infections.

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Why can women be embarrassed?

It is possible that the woman is embarrassed for the following reasons:

• Because the man can be difficult to control the moment of ejaculation, even though it can occur while the penis is inside the vagina;
• Because before ejaculation, the man could contain a small amount of sperm in the urethra, from a previous recent ejaculation, which could reach the egg and fertilize it.

In case that the partner wants to use interrupt intercourse as a contraceptive method, it is recommended that the man breathes between each ejaculation, with the objective of eliminating the spermatozoa that are still present in the urethra.

In addition to this, it is also important that the man has the ability to control, so that he removes the penis at the right time, so that he does not eyaculate inside the vagina. If this happens, the woman should go to the gynecologist because it could be necessary to take the pill of the next day, an emergency contraceptive that could prevent an embarrassment in the desired.

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