tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post8569731611953451405..comments2023-06-19T09:18:34.114-07:00Comments on Tiger Beatdown: Sexist Beatdown: Ejaculations of Surprise Edition!Sadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12163678207182481274noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-66643947460129768592009-08-03T05:38:37.681-07:002009-08-03T05:38:37.681-07:00@QL But withdrawal has been found to be an effecti...@QL But withdrawal has been found to be an effective form of BIRTH CONTROL, not infection protection, the two are not one and the same. Even if the frat boys do win on the one thing about withdrawal being effective, you can still point out that only condoms prevent STIs. Also, two methods are better than one, why not use both? Me, I like the idea of condoms + withdrawal + fertility awareness.Domitia Enobariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063186583898709355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-71219273598534687552009-08-03T05:36:02.107-07:002009-08-03T05:36:02.107-07:00@ChelseaWantsOut
Yeah, I never got why fertility a...@ChelseaWantsOut<br />Yeah, I never got why fertility awareness gets hated on so much. Also, why is it such a foreign concept that this method can be a fantastic adjunct to condoms? Like, if you suspect you're ovulating, abstain altogether, use condoms the rest of the time, that's pretty fucking (ha!) effective, both reinforce each other. But it's as if people can only think of going nude when you don't think you're ovulating, then using a barrier method when you are, which I think is actually more akin to using condoms inconsistently than using two methods right. Rambling? Yes, I am. But my point (and I do have one!) is that for all the hating that gets piled on fertility awareness, you can't deny that getting in touch with your own body is an inherently good thing.Domitia Enobariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063186583898709355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-85314309852654951012009-08-02T17:35:22.732-07:002009-08-02T17:35:22.732-07:00I think the study concluded that typical withdrawa...I think the study concluded that typical withdrawal use was only slightly less effective than typical (not ideal) condom use.<br /><br />And the reason the study is a big deal is not that doctors are going to start recommending pulling out instead of condoms, but that <i>when condoms are not an option</i> (i.e. you can't afford them, your partner refuses to use them - and this is the reality for a lot of women around the world if not so many in the United States) it's a not-terrible second choice. One can speculate, for instance, that if withdrawal were combined with a basic form of the rhythm method, the result could be very reliable birth control that is totally free, which would be a big deal in a lot of parts of the world.<br /><br />Prior to this, the official medical line was that withdrawal was pretty much useless. Now we know it's actually pretty useful, and that's good news.Psychehttp://psycheslamp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-41010517087749174622009-08-02T02:56:29.931-07:002009-08-02T02:56:29.931-07:00Actually, the statistics that suggest withdrawal i...Actually, the statistics that suggest withdrawal is equal to condoms are quite misleading. <br /><br />Condoms are a better birth control method. <br /><br />My piece explains this on page two. I interviewed Charles Westoff. He is a serious fellow who knows his stuff. The frat boys are still nowhere.Tracy Quanhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-28/the-push-to-pull-out/2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-45391975974175151452009-08-01T09:40:34.207-07:002009-08-01T09:40:34.207-07:00This is a "smart" blog?This is a "smart" blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-30054892083148958992009-08-01T07:58:28.053-07:002009-08-01T07:58:28.053-07:00I have to say, I'm struggling to overcome my f...I have to say, I'm struggling to overcome my frat-boy conspiracy theory tendencies. It really just seems to good to be true - really? withdrawal works? I mean it really works? I feel sort of betrayed. I stood by this condom cause, was a strong supporter of the trojan lobby, and then they turn around and bite me in the arse. Because, you see, the lusty young pricks have been right all along, withdrawal is okay, and you, you foolish young female, have simply been, in your insistance on the latex barrier, PARANOID and INCORRECT.<br /><br />You know what, I'm fan of scince. ONWARD I say, go forth and experiment etc. But if you happen to disprove a theory that encourages the use of happily anti-std protection methods, maybe, just maybe, you want to keep that to yourselves. Because a world with less chlamydia is a better world, and I dont like the frat boys winning. Ever.QLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-15082777583555771492009-07-31T22:49:09.434-07:002009-07-31T22:49:09.434-07:00I, too, worry about the dudes being all, "No,...I, too, worry about the dudes being all, "No, srsly babe, it's cool. Science! Come on!"<br /><br />Then again, I also think that every woman should use Fertility Awareness and chart her cycle and know when she's ovulating and how long her luteal phase is and be totally fascinated by the interplay of the different hormones that cause this magical dance of different mucosal substances coming from her cooter at different times of her cycle. Because that shit is awesome!<br /><br />Also use condoms because of the STIs!ChelseaWantsOutnoreply@blogger.com