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Q: Condoms versus Calendar or Withdrawal Method

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 2nd, 2008

I had a sexual intercourse with my boyfriend. Almost four times in a month, regardless of wether it was my fertile period or not. we never minded what was it anyway. We use condom to prevent me from getting pregnant. But there were times when we had not use it, but there was no ejaculation. there was also a time in which he almost had his ejaculation while inside.we were not actually sure about it beacuse he said that he managed to pull away before it happened. we were just wondering bout that preejaculation period if it's really causing preganacy. i am expecting my monthly menstrual cycle on the 1st week of march, and i am so anxious about it. i still don't have menstraution by this time. and i am kinda experiencing symptoms of being pregnanct. how much is the possibiltity that a could be pregnant.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on March 15th, 2008

Getting Pregnant Answer A3793

If you suspect you might be experiencing symptoms of pregnancy, a simple home pregnancy test will quickly confirm or deny this. If the test is positive, you can request an ultrasound test through your Gynecologist for confirmation. If the test is negative, your period may be delayed for many other reasons, including stress. In the future, you might consider the safer contraceptive method of condom use over the withdrawal method or the calendar (or rhythm) method. The calendar method is most effective for women with very regular cycles, although there can always be unexpected variations in the cycle duration and ovulation date. Withdrawal is also less effective, since a great deal of control is required by the man, plus pre-ejaculate fluid may contain sperm.

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