How can I avoid pregnancy without a condom?

Nowadays, many students and unmarried people have started to have premarital sex. However, with the increase in premarital sex, contraception has become a topic that everyone discusses after dinner. Everyone has different opinions on this issue, but some of them are indeed wrong, but people themselves have not discovered them. Here I will discuss with you a series of issues about contraception, and let us see which views are correct.

1. Safe period

Advantages: safe and no side effects.

Disadvantages: The three days before ovulation to two days after ovulation is the dangerous period, and the other days are the safe period. However, it is easier to calculate the safe period for women with regular menstrual cycles (see calculation of ovulation day); this method is not suitable for those with irregular cycles.

Failure rate: The rate of unplanned pregnancy within one year using this method is 20%.

Further reading: Five precautions for safe contraception

2. Condoms

Advantages: cheap, easy to buy, no side effects, can be used for both contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

Disadvantages: Requires male cooperation and must be used every time.

Failure rate: The rate of accidental pregnancy within one year using this method is 3% (when used correctly and used every time) to 20% (used only during the dangerous period or only during ejaculation).

Further reading: Beware of the safety risks of dangerous condoms

3. Contraceptive pills

Advantages: It is easy to use, has the effect of regulating menstruation for women with irregular menstrual cycles, and is helpful for symptoms such as abdominal pain and irritability before menstruation. Long-term use of birth control pills can reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer.

Disadvantages: It needs to be taken daily, which is a big challenge for people with poor memory. Some people worry about side effects, which were caused by early high-dose contraceptives. Now the latest low-dose contraceptives have fewer side effects.

Failure rate: The rate of unplanned pregnancy within one year using this method is 0.1-0.5%.

Now everyone has a certain or preliminary understanding of the contraceptive behavior needed for premarital sex, and knows which of their views are correct and which are actually wrong and should not be adopted. This will also help everyone to have a certain understanding of premarital sex, and not blindly follow the trend or act blindly. This will be beneficial to both yourself and your friends.