coitus interruptus
Sign in to saveAlso known as rejected sexual intercourse, withdrawal method, pull-out method
method of birth-control
Key facts
- Type
- Behavioral
- First use
- Ancient
- Perfect use
- 4%
- Typical use
- 20%
- Reversibility
- Yes
- User reminders
- ?
- Clinic review
- None
- Sti protection
- No
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
473 papers- COITUS interruptus.Lancet (London, England) · 1955
- Contraception.Annals of internal medicine · 2019
- Pornography Use and Coitus Interruptus: Is There a Link?Journal of health communication · 2025
- Evaluation of the frequency of coitus interruptus and the effect of contraception counselling on this frequency.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2021
- Coitus interruptus is not contraception.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- birth control
- Image
- Male ejaculation on woman's pubic hair.jpg
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- Coitus interruptus
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Encyclopedic overview
Coitus interruptus, also known as withdrawal, pulling out or the pull-out method, is an act of birth control during sexual intercourse, whereby the penis is withdrawn from a vagina prior to ejaculation so that the ejaculate (semen) may be directed away in an effort to avoid insemination.
This method was used by an estimated 38 million couples worldwide in 1991. Coitus interruptus does not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “coitus interruptus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.