What is withdrawal or pulling out?
Withdrawal (or “pulling out”) is typically used as birth control measure. It is when a guy pulls his penis out of his partner’s vagina before he ejaculates, or cums, so that no semen enters her body. This can be tough though because it means a guy has to have complete control over his body so that he pulls out completely before any semen enters her vagina or gets near the vaginal opening. Sometimes orgasm happens so quickly that a guy doesn’t realize he is ejaculating until it is too late. If he is able to pull out without releasing any semen on or near the opening of the vagina, then withdrawal is pretty effective. When used perfectly, withdrawal prevents pregnancy about 96 percent of the time. But that drops to a risky 73 percent with typical or “real world” use, because many guys don’t have enough control to pull out in time, especially when they’re so close to the pleasure of orgasm and ejaculation. It’s better than doing nothing, but there are many methods of birth control that ar