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You’ve heard rumors about camgirls pulling out or “cumming” to prevent pregnancy and STIs. But what does this really mean, and how effective is it?
The withdrawal method involves the man pulling his penis away from the outer female reproductive organs (vulva, labia) before orgasm starts in order to prevent sperm from reaching the egg and fertilizing it. This method is not foolproof and is a gamble based on your partner’s reaction time. Getting it right requires perfect timing and a lot of self-control — especially if your partner isn’t very experienced or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Using the withdrawal method without a barrier method (like an external condom) also doesn’t protect you from sexually transmitted infections. STIs like genital warts and herpes spread through skin-to-skin contact. And STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are passed through precum, which contains sperm.
So, if you’re trying to use the withdrawal method as a means of birth control, it’s not very reliable and you’ll need to keep emergency contraception on hand just in case. And don’t be discouraged if you can’t get it right every time — even the best withdrawal rock stars can make mistakes when they’re in the moment. Besides, it takes practice to get a feel for when your partner is going to ejaculate and how far to pull out to avoid getting semen in the vagina or on the vulva. The goal is to remove as much of the fluid, referred to as pre-ejaculate or pre-cum, as possible from the vulva before orgasm starts.
