Intermittent intercourse is refraining from ejaculating (ejaculating) inside the partner’s vagina, i.e. withdrawing the penis from the woman’s genital tract just before ejaculation. Intermittent intercourse is considered an effective form of contraception by many couples. Unfortunately, this is not really the case at all, and intermittent intercourse seems to have many more disadvantages than advantages.
Intermittent intercourse is the removal (withdrawal) of the penis from the female genital tract (vagina) before ejaculation during sexual intercourse. Intermittent intercourse is used by some couples who do not plan to have offspring at a given time and are treated by them as a method of contraception – this happens if for some reason (for example, for economic or philosophical reasons, as well as because of young age and embarrassment before going to birth). gynecologist), the partners do not want to opt for another form of contraception.
Intermittent intercourse requires a good reflex and self-control from the man – he must sense the moment of approaching ejaculation and withdraw the penis from the partner’s vagina in time. If a man is too aroused, penis retraction before ejaculation may fail. Then the risk of unwanted pregnancy is of course as high as in the case of “normal” intercourse.
A lot of people think that this is what it is – that intermittent intercourse is a great form of contraception. However, this is not the case at all. First, the partner does not always have quick enough reflexes to remove the penis from the vagina before ejaculation. Second, there is also a certain number of live sperm in the so-called pre-ejaculate (the substance that is released from the penis during intercourse before the actual ejaculation). Admittedly, it is a trace amount, but still.
Preejaculate is designed to alkalize the reaction of urine in the urethra (i.e. to change its pH from acid to alkaline) so that it does not harm sperm. It is produced by the bulbourethral glands, which also produce other substances found in male sperm. When intercourse is long, or if the man is very excited, pre-ejaculate may escape into the female’s genital tract before ejaculating properly. Therefore, fertilization during intermittent intercourse is possible. People who use it as a method of contraception must take into account that it is sometimes ineffective. For intermittent intercourse, the Pearl index is 15-28, so in a year, out of 100 women, 15-28 will become pregnant using only this form of contraception. For this reason, it is better to reach for one of the most popular forms of contraception, which is a condom. While not 100% sure, it may protect against STIs.
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As mentioned above, intermittent intercourse does not protect against pregnancy. It also has the disadvantage that it does not allow partners, especially a man, to fully indulge in the rapture of love – he must constantly make sure that he “does not cross a fine line” and withdraws his penis from the vagina in time. This can cause a man some kind of psychological discomfort. Interrupting intercourse can also cause dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction in women.
It can cause anxiety and fear in them as well as reluctance to intimate intercourse – the partner is constantly afraid that the man will not have time to withdraw his penis in time and ejaculation inside the vagina will occur. This constant tension and circulation of thoughts around possible failure (and unwanted pregnancy) scenarios take away the joy of sex and can lead to sexual coldness and the loss of the woman’s ability to orgasm. Intermittent intercourse is quite stressful for both partners. There may be irritability, mutual blame, shifting responsibility onto the partner, and eventually partner’s hostility towards each other. Due to the ineffectiveness of this type of intercourse as a method of contraception, it is worth considering whether intermittent intercourse makes sense at all and whether it is better to use another – more effective and less stressful – method of preventing unwanted pregnancy. In addition, it should be remembered that intermittent intercourse does not protect against STIs in the slightest – they are transmitted through contact with the genitals of an infected partner, not through sperm. The contracting venereal disease occurs as often during intermittent intercourse as in the case of traditional intercourse.