It is possible to prevent pregnancies without a condom.
There are ways to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies without using a condom.You can either speak to your family doctor about various medical options or use natural methods.There are benefits to a condom beyond contraception, including the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.Only abstaining from sex is the only guaranteed way to prevent pregnancy.
Step 1: Take birth control pills.
If you want to prevent pregnancies without using a condom, hormonal birth control pills are one of the most common options.You can get the pills from your family doctor.Normally, you take one per day for 21 days, followed by seven days of "sugar pills", in which your body experiences a "withdrawal bleed" in place of a period.It is possible to speak to your family doctor about the different birth control options that are best for you.Birth control pills are effective in preventing pregnancies and even more so when used at the same time every day without missing a dose.You can ask a woman if she is taking birth control pills if you are having sex with her.The downside of this method of contraception for men is that you are relying on the woman's word for it, and also trusting that she has been taking them daily and not accidentally missing doses.
Step 2: The IUD is a contraceptive device.
An IUD is a small, T-shaped device that is inserted through your vagina into your uterus, where it sits for the next number of years and functions as birth control.They are effective at preventing pregnancies.The Mirena, Skyla, and Lilletta IUDs are available.The Mirena IUD uses hormones.It lasts up to five years and is more expensive, but it decreases menstrual cramps and bleeding.Skyla and Lilletta IUDs are hormone based and last up to three years.The Copper IUD is not based on hormones.It is cheaper and lasts up to 10 years, but the downside is that you may experience more menstruation and monthly bleeding.You can get a prescription for an IUD from your family doctor.It takes a couple of minutes for your doctor to set up an appointment to have it inserted.After the IUD has been inserted, you should not feel any pain at all.
Step 3: Try other contraceptive options.
A vaginal ring, Depo-Provera injections, and contraceptive patches are some of the hormonal options.You can get a prescription from your family doctor.A vaginal ring is something you place in your vagina and leave there for three weeks at a time, and then remove it for a withdrawal bleed.It suppresses ovulation by releasing hormones during the time that it is in your vagina.It is usually not felt by either the user or the partner that the ring causes problems with sexual intercourse.The failure rate is 9% with typical use.If you are more comfortable having sex without the ring, then this is an option.The advantage is that you don't need to take birth control pills on a regular basis if you go every three months for Depo-Provera injections.The failure rate for those who follow through with injections is less than 1%.The contraceptive patches are about 5 cm in size.You need to use three patches in a row, followed by one week off to allow for a withdrawal bleed.The failure rate for the patches is less than 1% because they contain the same hormones as the birth control pill.Implanon is a birth control.The birth control method can last up to four years.
Step 4: Go for a spermicide.
The gels or foams that are inserted into the vagina trap sperm and kill them through the use of toxic chemicals.You can buy them at your local drugstore.22% is the failure rate for spermicides.
Step 5: You can use a barrier method such as a cervical cap.
A woman inserts a cap into her vagina to cover her cervix.Sperm cannot enter the uterus.The risk of becoming pregnant is reduced by the presence of chemicals that kill sperm.The failure rate for women who have never been pregnant is about 14 percent.You can get fitted at the doctor's office.
Step 6: It's a good idea to opt for sterilization.
One of the best ways to prevent pregnancies is for either the man or the woman to be sterile.It is important to know that this is a permanent procedure.It should not be done unless you are certain that you don't want children of your own in the future.The procedure is called a "vasectomy" for a man.The "vas deferens," the tube that carries sperm, is cut in this procedure.The man can't contribute to a pregnant woman.The procedure is called "tubal ligation."The fallopian tubes carry unfertilized eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.Eggs are prevented from being fertilized by this.
Step 7: The "withdrawal method" is something to try.
The withdrawal method can be used to diminish the chances of pregnancy without using a condom.The sperm don't have a chance to travel up the woman's vagina in a way that may lead to pregnancy if the man removes his penis before ejaculation.The challenge with this method is that some sperm may leak out before ejaculation and thus prior to the withdrawal of the man's penis.
Step 8: Thecalendar method is used.
There are only a few days a month when a woman can become pregnant.On the first day of her period, most women have a 28 day cycle.A woman can be fertile for several days before and after ovulating.A woman's chances of becoming pregnant are lower if she has sex before or after her most fertile days.Not all women have exactly 28 day cycles, which is a downside to the calendar method.One woman may find that her menstrual cycles are not completely consistent from month to month.This method is only effective at preventing pregnancies if you don't use a condom.If your cycle is consistently more or less than 28 days, subtract 14 days from the end of the cycle and consider this the start of your most fertile few days.The second half of a woman's menstrual cycle tends to be more consistent than the first half.
Step 9: Track your fertility using markers.
If you want to know when a woman's fertility peaks, you can use markers such as body temperature and mucus discharge.Sex can be avoided when the woman's fertility is high.A woman uses thebasal body temperature method to measure her temperature before she eats.It will rise after ovulation.It is advisable to use a condom, spermicide, or another non-hormonal form of birth control from the first day after the woman's period to three days after her body temperature has risen.The woman uses the "cervical mucus" method to observe her discharge.There is typically no mucus discharge immediately following a period, mild and sticky secretions in the days after that, greatly increased mucus secretions that are more wet and clear, and no noticeable mucus after the end of her "fertile period"When a woman's fertility is at its peak, it is important to avoid sex on days when the mucus is clear and wet.
Step 10: Natural methods still pose a risk of pregnancy.
The medical methods of contraception are more effective than the withdrawal and calendar methods.It's important that you don't rely on these techniques if you want to avoid a baby.If you are a man and you accidentally get a woman pregnant, in most places she has a choice as to whether or not to have an abortion.If you get a woman pregnant and keep the baby, you will have to help out and take on the responsibilities of co-parenting as well.Unintended pregnancies affect both men and women.Having the responsibilities of supporting a baby before you are ready can affect your career, relationships, or any other sphere of life.If this is legal in your area, you will have to decide whether or not to keep the baby or have an abortion.
Step 11: If you want to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections, consider a condom.
Before making the decision to stop using condoms, it is important to consider the role condoms can play in preventing pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.Even if you use a hormonal form of birth control, it won't prevent you from getting a sexually transmitted infections.Condoms have an advantage when it comes to safe sex.Condoms help protect you from sexually transmitted infections by reducing genital-to-genital contact and blocking the ejaculatory fluid from the man's penis.There are two ways in which an infection can be passed from one person to another.
Step 12: If you don't trust your sexual partner, use a condom.
If you are in a long-term monogamous relationship, you will know if your partner is taking alternative forms of birth control, such as taking "the pill" or using an IUD, as you have developed a trusting relationship with that person and have discussed the best contraceptive.One of the more reliable methods of contraception is a condom, if you have a new sexual partner who you do not know well enough to fully trust.If you are a man, you can't be sure if a new female sexual partner is actually using the pill or another birth control method.It is possible for a woman to use birth control while pregnant.A man may be dishonest to a woman if he doesn't have a vasectomy.He might say he will withdraw and then fail to do so.The method of contraception that does not require trust on anyone's behalf is using a condom.
Step 13: If your condom breaks, you should use emergency contraception.
Condoms are effective at preventing pregnancies.It is important to get a form of emergency contraception if your condom breaks.Emergency contraception can be purchased at your local pharmacy or supermarket.Plan B is a pill or a Copper IUD.Plan B needs to be taken as soon as possible, as its effectiveness decreases the longer you wait.Plan B can be used up to 72 hours after having sex.It is possible to use a Copper IUD for up to 5 days after having sex.ulipristal and combined estrogen-progesterone pills are other options.You have to get a prescription from your doctor for emergency contraception.
Step 14: If you were to become pregnant, use a condom as a backup protection.
Since every method has a failure rate, it's smart to combine more than one method, such as using a condom and birth control pills, in situations where you don't want a baby.It's better to be cautious than to get pregnant and have to deal with the aftermath.